Avi

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “my father; father; patriarch; ancestor; bud; young shoot
Gender: Masculine
Pronunciation: AH-vee

The name initially started off as a short form of Avraham or Avram, but now it is a popular independent male name which is from the Hebrew אֵב (avi) which means “my father; father; patriarch; ancestor” and also “flowering bud or young shoot.”

The name first appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 Male Names in 2015 and is currently the 944th most popular male name in the United States (2016).

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/avi
• https://www.doitinhebrew.com
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avi
• https://www.ssa.gov/