Forename Mavis

Around the world, Mavis (Mavis , Mauvis , Мевис ) is a common female forename. The given name Mavis is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, where it is quite a common female name, South Africa, and Botswana (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ghana, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Mavis is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Mavis

name Mávis, name Mãvî, name Màvî, name Мавіс, name Mavis, name Mavıs, name Мевис, name Мавис, name Mâvî, name Mavys, name Mauvis, name Māvî, name Mavî

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Mavis	South Africa, United States, United Kingdom, Ghana, Zimbabwe
Mauvis	South Africa, Venezuela, United Kingdom, India, United States
Мевис	Russia, Ukraine

First names said to be same

Mavys, Mavî, Mavıs, Màvî, Mávis, Mâvî, Mãvî, Māvî, Мавис, and Мавіс

First name Mavis in the context

Mavis is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mavis Dracula , the main character of the Hotel Transylvania franchise; Mavis Beacon , the fictional character created for the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software; Mavis Wilton , the Fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street; Mavis , the DC comics character and Mavis , the musical character in the musical Abyssinia; Elder of the church, Corine's sister, laundress.

Notable namesakes

	mavis tate British Conservative politician and campaigner for British women's rights (1893-1947), GB (b. 1893)
	mavis freeman Australian bacteriologist and biochemist, AU (b. 1907)
	mavis sweeney Hospital Pharmacist (b. 1909)
	mavis thorpe clark Australian writer (1909-1999), AU (b. 1909)
	mavis macnaughton badminton player, IE (b. 1911)
	mavis freeman American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist, US (b. 1918)
	mavis hiltunen biesanz American sociologist (1919-2008), CR (b. 1919)
	mavis gallant Canadian writer, CA (b. 1922)
	mavis doering American artist, US (b. 1929)
	mavis staples American singer, US (b. 1939)
	mavis doriel hay British author of detective fiction and of non-fiction works on handicrafts, GB (b. 1894)
	mavis mary stebbings (born 1895) (b. 1895)
	mavis clare barnett American author and poet, US (b. 1898)
	mavis tuke (1899-1978), NZ (b. 1899)
	mavis grace strickland (born 1901) (b. 1901)