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Definition: AVA |
AVANoun1. Same as Kava. |
"AVA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a sound", "the water", "breathe", "live", "Ivah", "iniquity". |
Date "AVA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Ava a place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 17:24). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Ava in Burmah, has marble quarries of which idols are made, and only priests are allowed to trade there. (Symes, vol. ii. p. 376.) "As on Ava's snore, Where none but priests are privileged to trade In that best marble of which gods are made." T. Moore: Lulla Rookh, part I. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
AVA | English | Atlantic Visitors Association | N/A |
AVA | French | Assertion de valeur d'attribut | Computing |
AVA | Greek | ισχυρισμός τιμής ιδιοχαρακτηριστικού | Computing |
AVA | Spanish | Aserción de valor de atributo | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: AVA |
| Non-English Usage: "AVA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Esperanto (bird, bird-, bird's, of a bird), Latin (grandmother, old wives tale, rooted prejudice). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Ava & Gabriel - Un historia di amor (1990) La Signora Ava (1975) | |
Song Titles | Ava adore (performing artist: The smashing pumpkins) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Sure! He's great big -- He's got de ava de poiz -- He can't sink : Gee! He's a regular floater. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ava. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "AVA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 81.82% of the time. "AVA" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 81.82% | 18 | 82,615 |
| Unclassified Items | 13.64% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "AVA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ava | First name Female | 14,000 | 742 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "AVA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a sound", "the water", "breathe", "live", "Ivah", "iniquity". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "AVA." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Yeva | Female | Armenian | Eve |
| Ava | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Eve | Female | Biblical | N/A |
| Eva | Female | Czech | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Dutch | Eve |
| Ava | Female | English | Eve |
| Eva | Female | English | Eve |
| Eve | Female | English | N/A |
| Evie | Female | English | Eve |
| Eve | Female | French | N/A |
| Eva | Female | German | Eve |
| Éva | Female | Hungarian | Eve |
| Évike | Female | Hungarian | Eve |
| Ava | Female | Iranian | N/A |
| Éabha | Female | Irish | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Italian | Eve |
| Chava | Female | Jewish | Eve |
| Hava | Female | Jewish | Eve |
| Ewa | Female | Polish | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Portuguese | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Russian | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Scandinavian | Eve |
| Eva | Female | Spanish | Eve |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Germany | AVA Allgemeine Handelsgesellschaft der Verbraucher AG |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Ava, IL (city, FIPS 3103) 2. Ava, MO (city, FIPS 2674) 3. Ava, NY |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ava | 384 | ava phillippe | 13 |
ava gardner | 338 | ava oh | 13 |
ava fabian | 254 | ava mendez | 12 |
ava vincent | 235 | ava adore | 12 |
ava milf | 154 | ava monroe | 11 |
ava cadell | 111 | ava frey | 11 |
ava hunter milf | 100 | ava lounge | 11 |
ava missouri | 89 | ava grotto maria | 10 |
ava milfhunter | 73 | ava gabor | 10 |
ava martinez | 71 | ava gardner picture | 9 |
ava lustra | 61 | adore ava lyrics | 9 |
ava singapore | 48 | amphitheater ava | 9 |
ava lake | 46 | ava gardener | 9 |
ava ny | 30 | ava fabian nude | 9 |
ava illinois | 28 | ava 1502i | 9 |
ava maria | 28 | ava devine | 8 |
ava lyrics maria | 18 | ava gardner photo | 8 |
dr ava cadell | 16 | ava biography gardner | 8 |
ava dall villa | 15 | ava elizabeth phillippe | 8 |
ava niche | 15 | ava fabian picture | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hgagen basileuV assuriwn ek babulwnoV ton ek counqa kai apo aia kai apo aimaq kai sepfarouain kai katwkisqhsan en polesin samareiaV anti twn uiwn israhl kai eklhronomhsan thn samareian kai katwkhsan en taiV polesin authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Adduxit autem rex Assyriorum de Babylone et de Chutha et de Haiath et de Emath et de Sepharvaim et conlocavit eos in civitatibus Samariae pro filiis Israhel qui possederunt Samariam et habitaverunt in urbibus eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe the kyng of Assiries brouyt the puple fro Babiloyne, and fro Cutha, and fro Haylath, and fro Emath, and fro Sepharuaym, and he sette hem in the cytees of Samarye for the sonys of Yrael; the whiche weeldiden Samarie, and dwelliden in the cytees of it. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then the king of Assyria took men from Babylon and from Cuthah and Avva and Hamath and Sepharvaim, and put them in the towns of Samaria in place of the children of Israel; so they got Samaria for their heritage, living in its towns. |
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| Language | 2 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug ang hari sa Asiria nagdala sa mga tawo gikan sa Babilonia, ug gikan sa Cutha, ug gikan sa Ava, ug gikan sa Hamath, ug gikan sa Sepharvaim, ug gibutang sila sa mga ciudad sa Samaria ilis sa mga anak sa Israel; ug ilang gipanag-iya ang Samaria, ug nanagpuyo sa mga ciudad niini. |
| Croatian | Asirski je kralj doveo ljude iz Babilona, iz Kute, iz Ave, Hamata i iz Sefarvajima, i naselio ih u gradovima Samarije mjesto Izraelaca. Oni su zaposjeli Samariju i nastanili se u gradovima njezinim. |
| Danish | Derefter lod Assyrerkongen Folk fra Babel, Kuta, Avva, Hamat og Sefarvajim komme og bosætte sig i Samarias Byer i Stedet for Israeliterne; og de tog Samaria i Besiddelse og bosatte sig i Byerne. |
| Dutch | De koning nu van Assyrie bracht volk van Babel, en van Chuta, en van Avva, en van Hamath, en Sefarvaim, en deed hen wonen in de steden van Samaria, in de plaats der kinderen Israels; en zij namen Samaria erfelijk in, en woonden in haar steden. |
| Finnish | Sen jälkeen Assurin kuningas antoi tuoda kansaa Baabelista, Kuutasta, Avvasta, Hamatista ja Sefarvaimista ja asetti heidät asumaan Samarian kaupunkeihin israelilaisten sijaan. Ja he ottivat Samarian omaksensa ja asettuivat sen kaupunkeihin. |
| French | Le roi d`Assyrie fit venir des gens de Babylone, de Cutha, d`Avva, de Hamath et de Sepharvaïm, et les établit dans les villes de Samarie la place des enfants d`Israël. Ils prirent possession de Samarie, et ils habitèrent dans ses villes. |
| German | Der König aber von Assyrien ließ kommen Leute von Babel, von Kutha, von Avva, von Hamath und Sepharvaim und setzte sie in die Städte in Samaria anstatt der Kinder Israel. Und sie nahmen Samaria ein und wohnten in desselben Städten. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebagai pengganti orang Israel yang telah diangkut ke pembuangan itu, raja Asyur menempatkan di kota-kota Samaria, orang-orang dari Babel, Kuta, Awa, Hamat, dan Sefarwaim. Orang-orang itu menduduki kota-kota itu dan menetap di situ. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bermula, maka oleh raja benua Asyur itu dipindahkan orang banyak dari Babil dan dari Kuta dan dari Awa dan dari Hamat dan Sefarwaim, disuruhnya mereka itu duduk dalam negeri-negeri Samaria akan ganti bani Israel; maka diambil oleh mereka itu Samaria akan bahagian pusaka, lalu duduklah mereka itu dalam segala negerinya. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka kawea mai e te kingi o Ahiria he tangata i Papurona, i Kuta, i Awa, i Hamata, i Heparawaima, a whakanohoia ana ki nga pa o Hamaria, ki nga wahi o nga tama a Iharaira. Na kua riro a Hamaria i a ratou, a nohoia ana e ratou nga pa o reira. |
| Norwegian | Og kongen i Assyria lot det komme folk fra Babel og Kuta og Avva og Hamat og Sefarva'im og lot dem bo i Samarias byer istedenfor Israels barn; og de tok Samaria i eie og bosatte sig i byene der. |
| Portuguese | Depois o rei da Assíria trouxe gente de Babilônia, de Cuta, de Ava, de Hamate e de Sefarvaim, e a fez habitar nas cidades de Samária em lugar dos filhos de Israel; e eles tomaram Samária em herança, e habitaram nas suas cidades. |
| Rumanian | Kmpqratul Asiriei a adus oameni din Babilon, din Cuta, din Ava, din Hamat wi din Sefarvaim, wi i -a awezat kn cetqyile Samariei kn locul copiilor lui Israel. Au pus stqpknire pe Samaria, wi au locuit kn cetqyile ei. |
| Swedish | Och konungen i Assyrien lät folk komma från Babel, Kuta, Ava, Hamat och Sefarvaim och bosätta sig i Samariens städer, i Israels barns ställe. Så togo då dessa Samarien i besittning och bosatte sig i dess städer. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "AVA": avadavat, avadavats, avail, availabilities, availability, available, availableness, availablenesses, availably, availed, availing, avails, avalanche, avalanched, avalanches, avalanching, avant, avarice, avarices, avaricious, avariciously, avariciousness, avariciousnesses, avascular, avascularities, avascularity, avast, avatar, avatars, avaunt. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "AVA": baklava, balaclava, brava, casava, cassava, fava, guava, java, kava, kavakava, lava, lavalava, ottava, piasava, piassava, postcava, precava. (additional references) | |
Words containing "AVA": aggravate, aggravated, aggravates, aggravating, aggravation, aggravations, amadavat, amadavats, baklavas, balaclavas, bioavailabilities, bioavailability, bioavailable, bravado, bravadoes, bravados, bravas, caravan, caravaned, caravaner, caravaners, caravaning, caravanned, caravanner, caravanners, caravanning, caravans, caravansaries, caravansary, caravanserai, caravanserais, casavas, cassavas, cavalcade, cavalcades, cavalero, cavaleros, cavaletti, cavalier, cavaliered, cavaliering, cavalierism, cavalierisms, cavalierly, cavaliers, cavalla, cavallas, cavalletti, cavallies, cavally, cavalries. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "AVA" (pronounced ā"vu) |
| 3 | ā" v u | Deva. |
| 2 | -v u | conjunctiva, diva, Fava, Geneva, guava, helluva, Java, larva, lava, leva, mitzvah, Nova, saliva, Selva, Shiva, Silva, supernova, Sylva, Ulva, Viva, yeshiva. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-v" | |
-1 letter: aa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-v" | |
+1 letter: fava, java, kava, lava, vara, vasa. | |
+2 letters: agave, ajiva, arval, avail, avant, avast, avgas, avian, brava, favas, guava, halva, javas, kavas, larva, lavas, naval, navar, pavan, vacua, vagal, vanda, varas, varia, varna, vasal. | |
+3 letters: agaves, ajivas, atavic, avails, avatar, avaunt, avians, aviary, aviate, avowal, bravas, canvas, casava, caveat, caviar, cravat, favela, gavage, gavial, guavas, halvah, halvas, kavass, larvae, larval, larvas, lavabo, lavage, navaid, navars, ottava, pavane, pavans, ravage, saliva, salvia, savage, savant, savate, svaraj, vacant, vacate, vagary, vagina, valuta, valval, valvar, vandal, vandas, vanman, varnas, vassal, vaward. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 56 41 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ...- .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010110 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A V A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0056 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)355635 |
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