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Avery

Norman French and Germanic · Unisex

“elf ruler”

Where it comes from

Alberic: alb (elf) + ric (ruler)

Also known as

Aubrey (a sibling form)

Fun Fact

Avery was originally a masculine name and surname, and it is a worn-down form of Alberic, the same source as Oberon, the fairy king in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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