Jewish Baby Names

Avi

אֲבִי

• Gender: Unisex
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: my father
• Avi means “my father” in Hebrew and is often used as a modern nickname for Avraham (Abraham), the founding father of the Jewish people. In Jewish tradition, Abraham’s home was said to be open on all sides so that guests could enter from any direction — a symbol of radical hospitality. That spirit of welcome lives on in Avi: short, sweet and full of warmth. It’s a name that feels both intimate and expansive, rooted in tradition but totally at home in the modern world.
• English Equivalent:
  Abe
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Mira
  ,
  Tova
  ,
  Noam
  ,
  Eitan
• Theme: family