Avila as a baby name?

Girl Names
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[name_f]Avila[/name_f] is a word that evokes childhood for me. I was born in Caracas, Venezuela where there stands a bautiful mountain named “[name_f]Avila[/name_f]”. I was born in a clinic at its bottom. That is the prettiest thing I can recall from my city. It is gorgeous.
So long ago was looking at the mountain through my window and thought [name_f]Avila[/name_f] would be such a beautiful name for a little girl…

  1. It is unique, but with familiar sounds. [name_f]Avril[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f] are popular so it doesn’t sound that uncommon.

  2. She’ll be the only [name_f]Avila[/name_f] she’ll ever know i think :slight_smile:

  3. It has GORGEOUS nn like [name_u]Avi[/name_u], [name_f]Avie[/name_f], [name_m]Vila[/name_m], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] and [name_f]Vi[/name_f].
    My favorite is [name_f]Vi[/name_f], but I love that [name_u]Avi[/name_u] is so similar to [name_u]Abby[/name_u]! I would totally call this girl [name_f]Vi[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] as a baby…althought she’ll get [name_u]Avi[/name_u] a lot and that’s cuteee

  4. It is not common here in Spain but it is easy to say. Also, there’s a beautiful castle ville city named [name_f]Avila[/name_f] here in Spain.

  5. It is common as a surname in Mexico and [name_f]Argentina[/name_f] I think. But I don’t mind it as surname names are very common. Like “[name_m]Anderson[/name_m]” or “[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]”.

  6. It means “birdie” in latin, derivates from [name_f]Avis[/name_f] (bird).

  7. [name_f]AVILA[/name_f], [name_f]Avila[/name_f], avila has a pretty typography

  8. [name_f]Luna[/name_f] & [name_f]Avila[/name_f] make a sweet sister set. [name_f]Lu[/name_f] & [name_f]Vi[/name_f] is so gorgeous! [name_f]Luna[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lu[/name_f]. [name_f]Avila[/name_f] nn [name_f]Vi[/name_f]!

  9. I am venezuelan. It has such a big emotional tie in my heart, beautiful memories!

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it is pretty? Usable? Modern?

Thank you!

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I think it’s a lovely name for all the reasons you noted. It makes me think of [name_f]Avila[/name_f] in Spain where St. [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] lived, but I like your associations with it too.

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Gorgeous name and very Catholic.

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I think [name_f]Avila[/name_f] is usable and very pretty, in Spanish and English (it reminds me of [name_f]Olive[/name_f]), goes well with [name_f]Luna[/name_f] (another Spanish surname name), and your connection to it is so special and beautiful. I’m sure your daughter would love the story of her name, your birthplace. And St [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] of [name_f]Avila[/name_f] happens to be a wonderful association, in my opinion; she was a reformer who fought the church hierarchy in the sixteenth century. I hope you use this name. :slight_smile: