mavis

Meanings

• Proper noun

  A female given name, derived from the name of a medieval English saint, Mabynas or Mavys, meaning 'servant of Saint Maurice'.

  - "Mavis is a common name for girls in the English-speaking world."
  - "My grandmother's name is Mavis, and she was born in the 1940s."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mavis
daves , caves , aves , graves

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Variants

List of all variants of mavis that leads to same result
mavis , mavises , song thrush , song thrushes , throstle , Gallant , Mavis Gallant , Mavis Leslie De Trafford Young

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Etymology

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Derived from the name of a medieval English saint, Mabynas or Mavys, meaning 'servant of Saint Maurice'.

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Trivia

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1. Mavis is a common name for girls in the English-speaking world.

2. Mavis is derived from the name of a medieval English saint, Saint Maurice.

3. The name Mavis means 'servant of Saint Maurice'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Saint Maurice: A 3rd-century Roman soldier and saint, who is the patron saint of soldiers and brewers. Mavis is named after him.

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Culture

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Mavis is a common name for girls in the English-speaking world, and it has been used in literature and art. For example, in the novel 'Sweet Land' by Kate DiCamillo, the main character's name is Mavis, and she lives in rural Minnesota in the 1940s.

How to Memorize "mavis"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a medieval English saint named Maurice, and imagine a girl named Mavis being named after him.
   - Imagine a medieval English village where the saint's name is Maurice, and the girls are named Mavis.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the name Mavis with the name of the medieval English saint Maurice.
   - Associate the name Mavis with the concept of being a servant or helper.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Mavis is a name for a maiden, derived from the name of Saint Maurice' to remember the meaning of the name.
   - Use the mnemonic 'Mavis: Maiden of Maurice' to remember the name.

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