Name:
Mavis
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
French
Meaning:
The name Mavis orinates in Old French and it means "song thrush". Initially, it was used in the novel The Sorrows of Satan, written by Marie Corelli. Geoffrey Chaucer also used it in his Canterbury Tales. It was popular in the 1930s but nowadays it is rather old-fashioned.
Pronunciation:
MAY-vis
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Maviss
Mavys
Famous Mavis:
Mavis Fan : model
Mavis Gallant : writer