In the English origin, Avis means "Refuge in battle"
In the German origin, Avis means "Avis \a-vis\ as a girl's name is pronounced AY-viss. It is of Old German origin. From a Norman French form of the Old German name Aveza, derived from a short form of names with "av". The Latin "avis" means "bird".
Avis has 2 variant forms: Aveza and Avice.
For more information, see also the related name Ava.
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