Avery (given name)
Avery is an originally male given name stemming from an Old English surname that was itself derived from an Old French pronunciation of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and ric, meaning king, power.
Avery is more popular as a boys' name in the United Kingdom but in the 21st century it also became a girls' name in the USA. The name was the 634th most common given name for males in the United States in the 1910 census.
Alternate female spellings include Averi or Averie.
List of people with this given name
- William Avery Bishop, Canadian flying ace of the First World War, Victoria Cross recipient, and Air Marshal
- Avery Blake, American college lacrosse player and coach
- Avery Bourne, Republican member Illinois House of Representatives
- Avery Bradley, American professional basketball player
- Avery Brooks, American actor, director, singer, and educator best known for his role as Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- Avery Brundage, the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee, 1952–1972
- Alfred Avery Burnham, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Avery Cardoza, American author, professional gambler and publisher
- Adelaide Avery Claflin, American woman suffragist and ordained minister
- Avery Claflin, American composer who studied law and business and pursued a career in banking
- Avery Bailey Clark, fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Avery Clayton, established a library and museum to house African American artefacts
- William Avery Cochrane, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Elizabeth Averie Colton, educator and an advocate for women's colleges
- Avery Corman, American novelist
- Nicole Averie Cox, American actress and comedy writer
- Elisha Averie Crary, United States District Judge of the United States District Court
- Avery Craven, American historian who wrote about the nineteenth-century United States
- Charles Avery Doremus, United States chemist
- Avery Dulles, S.J., Jesuit priest, theologian, and Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- Charles Avery Dunning, PC, Canadian businessman, politician, university chancellor
- Avery E. Field, photographer in Riverside, California
- Avery Fisher, amateur violinist, founder of once prestigious Fisher Electronics
- Avery Garrett, American politician in the state of Washington
- Avery Gilbert, self-described "smell scientist" and "sensory psychologist
- Avery Haines, Canadian television journalist
- Avery Hopwood, American playwright of the Jazz Age
- Richard Avery Hornsby, Sunderland military figure from the 18th century
- Alan Avery Allen Horsley, retired Anglican priest and author in the 20th century
- Avery Jenkins, American professional disc golfer
- Avery John CM, Trinidadian soccer player
- Avery Johnson, American basketball coach
- Frederick Avery Johnson, American politician and banker
- Francis Avery Jones FRCP, Welsh physician and gastroenterologist
- Isaiah Avery Jones, American football wide receiver
- Avery Yale Kamila, American journalist, vegan columnist and community organizer
- Avery Kay, United States Air Force colonel, designer of the A-10 Warthog
- Avery Kier, United States Marine Corps aviator and general officer
- G. Avery Lee, Southern Baptist and American Baptist preacher
- Max Avery Lichtenstein, American record producer, composer and songwriter
- Avery Lipman, American music industry executive
- John Avery Lomax, American teacher, a pioneering musicologist and folklorist
- Elias Avery Lowe, Jewish–American palaeographer
- C. Avery Mason, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
- Gerald Avery Mays, American football player and defensive lineman
- Edward Avery McIlhenny, American businessman, explorer, bird bander and conservationist
- John Avery McIlhenny, American businessman, soldier, politician and public servant
- Avery Bryan Morris, American retired professional baseball pitcher
- Avery Moss, American football outside linebacker
- Avery Ng, Hong Kong politician and social activist
- Avery Paraiso, Filipino-Irish commercial model and actor
- Avery Parrish, American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Avery Patterson, American football safety
- Harry Avery Reid OBE FRSE FRCVS, British veterinarian, bacteriologist and pathologist
- Avery Robinson, American classical composer
- Avery Rockefeller, American investment banker and conservationist
- Percy Avery Rockefeller, board director, founder of Owenoke Corporation
- William Avery Rockefeller, American businessman, lumberman and salesman
- Michael Avery Ross, American businessman and politician
- Avery Saltzman, Canadian actor and theater director
- Avery Scharer, Filipino-American professional basketball player
- Avery Schreiber, American comedian and actor
- Avery W. Severance, American farmer and politician from New York
- Avery Sharpe, American jazz double-bassist
- Avery Judd Skilton M.D., American physician and naturalist
- Avery Skinner, American politician from New York
- Avery Stafford, gospel and R&B vocalist from the United States
- Avery Storm, American R&B singer
- Laura Averie Sumner, fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing
- Earl Avery Thompson, American engineer and inventor
- Gladys Averie Tillett, American political organizer and activist based in North Carolina
- Avery C. Upchurch, Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1983 to 1993
- Bruce Avery Van Voorhis, United States Navy aviator who was shot down during World War II
- Avery Warley, American professional basketball player
- Avery Williams, gridiron football linebacker
- Avery Williamson, American football linebacker
- Avery Wilson, American singer-songwriter and dancer
- Avery Young, American football tackle
- George Avery Young, English-born international rugby player and cricketer
Fictional characters
- Avery Brown, Murphy Brown's son on the sitcom Murphy Brown
- Avery Bullock, in the TV show American Dad!, voiced by Patrick Stewart
- Avery Bailey Clark, in the soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Avery Silas Barkley, a character in the ABC prime time drama Nashville
- Avery Carrington, a real estate tycoon in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Avery Connor, a central character in Yoshitaka Amano and Greg Rucka's graphic novel
- Avery Jessup, the wife of Jack Donaghy in the sitcom 30 Rock
- Avery Johnson, a character from the Halo series
- Avery, Fern's brother in the book Charlotte's Web by E. B. White