Avocet: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Avocet – Meaning: a shorebird with long legs and an upward-curving bill – Origin: English word name, from French avocette, ultimately Italian avosetta – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: AV-uh-set


Avocet is an English word name, from French avocette, ultimately Italian avosetta girl's name meaning “a shorebird with long legs and an upward-curving bill”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Avocet

Meaning: A shorebird with long legs and an upward-curving bill.

Origin: English word name, from French avocette, ultimately Italian avosetta.

How to Pronounce Avocet

Phonetic: AV-uh-set   IPA: /ˈævəsɛt/

Popularity of Avocet

Avocet 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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