Avenir (given name)

Avenir () is a Russian Christian male first name, Greek form of Biblical name Abner.

Its feminine version is Avenira. The name is derived from the Biblical Hebrew word abnēr, meaning father (god) is light. Its colloquial variant is Venir ().

The diminutives of "Avenir" are Avenirka (), Ava (), Venya (), Vena (), Vira (), and Vera ().

The patronymics derived from "Avenir" are "" (Avenirovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "" (Avenirych), and "" (Avenirovna; feminine). Notable individuals with the surname include:

Avenir Bennigsen (1912–after 1996), Soviet intelligence officer Avenir Peka (born 1975), Albanian politician Avenir Sumin (1869–1913), Russian jeweler Avenir Yakovkin (1887–1974), Russo-Soviet astronomer

See also Abner (name)

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