Avedis
Avetis and its variant Avedis is a proper male name in Armenian. This given name is pronounced as [ɑvɛˈtis] in Eastern Armenian, and as [ɑvɛˈdis] in Western Armenian. Avetisyan, Avetissyan, Avetisian, Avetissian are Armenian patronymic surnames that derive from Avetis. Avetis means evangel or gospel in Armenian, referring to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Avedis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avetis and its variant Avedis is a proper male name in Armenian. This given name is pronounced as [ɑvɛˈtis] in Eastern Armenian, and as [ɑvɛˈdis] in Western Armenian. Avetisyan, Avetissyan, Avetisian, Avetissian are Armenian patronymic surnames that derive from Avetis. Avetis means evangel or gospel in Armenian, referring to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Avedis
Avedis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 11 births, good for #4,873 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Avediss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 85 Avediss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Avedis
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About the name Avedis
Avedis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 85 births in the dataset. Avedis's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Avedis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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