Ava-May
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning bird, desired; hyphenated form of Ava and May.
Ava-May by the numbers
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Ava-May.
Other names that come from Ava
Like Ava-May, each of these traces back to Ava: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Avahlife; bird; a respelling of Ava514 in the US (2017)
- Avalynlike a bird; a modern elaboration of Ava292 in the US (2017)
- Ayvalife; a respelling of Ava226 in the US (2017)
- Avamariebird and beloved; combination of Ava and Marie85 in the US (2017)
- Avaleighlife and meadow; a blend of Ava and Leigh82 in the US (2017)
- Avelynlike a bird; modern elaboration of Ava74 in the US (2017)
- Avagracebird combined with grace; a modern blended form of Ava and Grace42 in the US (2017)
- Ava-Leighlife; a form of Ava with suffix14 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that come from May
Like Ava-May, each of these traces back to May: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Maeof the sea; a form of May or Mary108 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maythe month; associated with the goddess Maia64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellie-Maeforeign; more; a form of Eleanor and May40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evie-Maylife and bitter; combination of Evie and May10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Annamaygrace and beloved; compound of Anna and May7 in the US (2017)
- Bonnie-Maybeautiful; a combination of Bonnie and May7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mayebeloved; a variant of Mae or May6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ava-May. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ava-Maelike a bird; bird-like with May flower; compound of Ava and Mae74 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ada-Maynoble; a form of Ada with May suffix11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ava-Maibird; life; combined modern form8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ava-Raebird; a combination with Ray or Rachel elements11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ada-Maea form of Ada; noble; plus Mae for Mary10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Avamae16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Ava-May, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
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