The baby name Avice is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪvɪs/ (AY-vis).
The baby name Avice is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈeɪvɪs/ (AY-vis).
Avice is English, French in Origin.
Avice is a medieval English and Norman French feminine name. Etymologically it descends from the Continental Germanic element Ava/Av- (of uncertain sense - possibly “desired” or a short form of compound names), carried into England by the Normans. From the Middle Ages onward, folk association with Latin avis “bird” reshaped the name’s sense, so many modern sources gloss Avice/Avis as “bird,” though the scholarly root lies in the Germanic Ava-stem.
Attested in 12th–14th‑century English charters and parish rolls, Avice was common in Norman circles before fading after the late Middle Ages. Antiquarian taste revived it modestly in the 19th century, and it remains a rare, vintage choice today. Recorded variants include Avis, Avys, Avise, and the Latinized Avicia; diminutives Avie and Vie occur in recent use. Related forms are Ava and, by medieval confusion, Hawise.
Avice is an uncommon pick. There are only 24 recorded uses of it in our data, from 10 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Avice is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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