Ava

Ava has multiple proposed origins, with the most widely accepted Germanic root being a short form of names beginning with the element avi, meaning uncertain but possibly related to the Proto-Germanic word for law or the Latin avis, meaning bird. In the medieval period the name was borne by the 9th-century Frankish noblewoman Ava and by Ava of Melk, a 12th-century Austrian religious poet. In Persian, Ava means voice or sound, giving the name an entirely independent tradition in the Iranian world. Cognates and related forms include Avis, Aveline, and Eva.