Avery at a glance
- Meaning
- “elf counsel”
- Gender
- Unisex
- Origin
- Old English
- Pronunciation
- AY-vuh-ree
- Other forms
- Averie, Averi
Where the name Avery comes from
Avery comes from an English surname that grew out of a Norman French form of the Old English name Alfred, which joins words for “elf” and “advice”. It was used mainly for boys at first. Today in the US it is given to girls much more often than to boys.