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Mavis
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mavis maviş
English
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Etymology
Coined at the end of the 19th century from en mavis, a poetical name for the song thrush.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmeɪvɪs/
en eɪvɪs 2
Proper noun
en female English.
IX 139 "Rather an odd name, Mavis, isn't it?" I at last ventured to observe. "Yes, - but it suits her wonderfully. She sings quite as sweetly as any thrush, so she merits her designation."
Usage notes
Fairly popular in the United Kingdom in the 1930s.
Anagrams
en aimsv amvis