Amavi

• Origin: Latin/Italian
• Meaning: “I loved.”
• Gender: Unisex
• Eng pron: (ah-MAH-vee; ah-MAY-vee).
• First Est. 2020

From the Latin and Italian first-person perfect form of amāre—amāvī, meaning “I have loved”—the name Amavi is a modern coinage rather than a historical given name. It first appears in U.S. Social Security Administration data around 2020, when at least 30 girls and 12 boys received the name. Its sudden emergence is not tied to any known literary, cultural, or onomastic source, suggestions and theories are welcome.

It is an interesting modern twist on Amanda (to be loved), with its potential nicknames of Amy or Mavi, it is no wonder it has appeal for some parents.

Sister Names: Allegra, Amabel, Amanda, Amaryllis, Ambra, Amoena, Ave, Bellatrix, Briana, Cambria, Caprice, Coeli (CHAY-lee), Damita, Delta, Echo, Essence, Fauna, Florida, Gaia, Genesis, Halcyon, Harmonia, Iridian, Jada, Jolie, Kismet, Kestrel, Lux, Lyrica, Maris, Nala, Nerissa, Ocea, Pax, Quinta, Ravenna, Regina, Shasta, Sierra, Tacey, Tanaquil, Tanis, Unity, Venetia, Vita

Brother Names: Algernon, Amadeo/Amadeus, Amory, Apollo, Beau, Cato, Corbin, Cruz, Cosmo, Dante, Duran, Elian, Fidel, Frisco, Galen, Hermes, Inigo, Jupiter, Justus, Keanu, Lazarus, Leo, Linus, Mercury, Navarro, Onyx, Orion, Paris, Pax, Peregrine, Primus, Quintus, Rex, Rio, Scorpio, Scipio, Tarquin, Titus, Urban, Valentine

Sources

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amavi
• https://www.ssa.gov/