Avent
See also: avent and Avént
English
Alternative forms
- Avant, Avants
Etymology
Perhaps a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman personal name or nickname Avenant, from Old French avenant (“fitting, apt; beautiful”).
Proper noun
Avent (plural Avents)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Avent is the 12541st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2470 individuals. Avent is most common among Black/African American (54.45%) and White (38.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Avent”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 72.
French
Alternative forms
- avent (less common)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adventus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃/
- Homophone: avant
Noun
Avent m (uncountable)
- Advent (season before Christmas)
Derived terms
- calendrier de l'Avent
Further reading
- “Avent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- navet
- vante, vanté
- venta