Avicenna: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Latinized Persian/Arabic
Pronunciation
av-ih-SEN-uh

Avicenna is a Latinized Persian/Arabic name. It appears in our list of 200+ Dark Academia Baby Names for the Bookish, Brooding Parent.

Meaning & Origin of Avicenna

Origin: Latinized Persian/Arabic.

How to Pronounce Avicenna

av-ih-SEN-uhIPA /ˌævɪˈsɛnə/

Popularity of Avicenna

Avicenna doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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