AVERY

(origin: Gaelic.) From Aimhrea (the "mh" having the sound of "v"), denoting contention or disagreement. It may be from Avery, a granary, or from Aviarius, Latin, a bird-keeper.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

AVERY. This is a name which may claim its origin with nearly equal probal dlit j' from several distinct sources, which I shall brielly enumerate. I. lr?rtr?;s, akeepcr of the birds. Tlie Forest Cliarter (s. If,) enacts that freemen may have in their woods

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.