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Ave
Gender	Unisex, female (Estonia)
Name day	31 July (Estonia)
Origin
Word/name	Angelical salutation
Meaning	Greetings
Region of origin	Angolophone regions, Estonia
Other names
Related names	Ava, Eve, Avea

Ave is a female given name meaning "angelical salutation": (in the heavenly books, Ave is a greeting and farewell that angels used on prophets, one of which was Gabriel's greeting: "Ave Maria" to The Virgin Mary).^[2] Ave is also an Estonian feminine given name.^[1]

As of 1 January 2021, 1,526 women in Estonia have the first name Ave, making it the 120th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Pärnu County, where 16.93 per 10,000 women bear the name.^[3] Notable people bearing the name Ave include:

Ave Alavainu (1942–2022), poet
Ave-Lii Laas (born 1999), footballer
Ave Laanoja (born 1948), actress
Ave Pajo (born 1984), footballer
Ave Suija (born 1969), lichenologist

References

^ ^a ^b "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ "Hail Mary | Prayer, History, & Uses | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
^ "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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[Day-1] "Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[2] "Hail Mary | Prayer, History, & Uses | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

[Stats-3] "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

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Ave (given name)

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