Avent

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proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

OriginOld French avenant →
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Meanings

proper nounAvent (plural Avents)

plural Avents · alternative Avant · alternative Avants

  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchavenant“fitting, apt; beautiful”
  2. EnglishAvent

Perhaps a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman personal name or nickname Avenant, from Old French avenant (“fitting, apt; beautiful”).

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APA

Avent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avent

MLA

“Avent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avent.

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