Mavis

Coined in the end of the 19th century from a poetical name for the song thrush.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪvɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪvɪs

Mavis

1. A female given name.
   • 1895 Marie Corelli: The Sorrows of Satan: Chapter IX:

     "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."

• Fairly popular in the U.K. in the 1930s.

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