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Avery is a given name taken from Avery, an English surname that was itself derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words ''aelf'', meaning ''elf'', and ''raed'', meaning ''counsel.''〔(Behind the Name )〕 Avery was originally more common as a boys' name, but it is becoming more popular and more common as a girls' name. The name was the 48th most common name for girls born in the United States in 2007 and the 221st most popular name for boys born there in 2007. The name was the 634th most common given name for males in the United States in the 1910 census.〔(Behind the Name )〕 In the Russian language, Avery () is a colloquial form of the male given name Averky.〔Petrovsky, p. 34〕 ==List of people with this given name== *Avery Brooks, American actor *Avery Bradley, current guard on the Boston Celtics *Avery Brundage American amateur athlete, 5th president of the IOC *Avery Dulles, Roman Catholic cardinal *Avery Johnson, retired NBA basketball player, former coach of the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets. *Avery Lee, author of VirtualDub *Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian *Avery W. Severance (1819–1874), New York assemblyman *Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York state senator *Avery Storm, American R&B singer 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avery (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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