Meaning and background
The story behind Ava
Ava is shared by distinct naming traditions. In English it may be a variant of Eve; in Persian, Ava is a word meaning “voice” or “sound”; and an older Germanic Ava was a short form of names whose original element is uncertain. These should not be blended into a universal “life” translation. The common modern English pronunciation is AY-vuh, but other languages differ.
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About Ava
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ava appears in 45 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/eɪvə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/eɪvə/ · primary stress on syllable 1EY1 V AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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