Avice
AV-iss
Avice is an old English feminine name long associated with the medieval form Hawise/Havoise.
Meaning
The excerpts connect Avice with the medieval name Hawise/Havoise, which is treated as a Germanic name with the sense of ‘war refuge.’ They also show that Avis was used as a related form in English, though one source separately notes the Latin word avis meaning ‘bird.’
Origin
Old FrenchGermanicEnglishfeminine
Fun fact
Bardsley’s excerpts show Avice and Avis appearing in old English parish records, where they were once common enough to be found in multiple baptisms and marriages.