Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
3/20/2025, 9:32 PM	jocatchi
5/11/2015, 8:27 AM	Frollein Gladys	move from given name to surname
5/4/2014, 4:11 PM	Ora
1/27/2011, 10:20 AM	ArcticSnowgirl

Name Avena

Type Surname (from occupation & from location)

Usage Italian, Spanish

Pronounced Pron. /a.ˈve.na/(Italian) /a.ˈbe.na/(Spanish) [a.ˈβ̞e.na](Spanish)

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Meaning & History

Means "oats" in Spanish and Italian, an occupational surname for a grain grower or merchant. It can also be a toponymic surname derived from Avena, Calabria.

Added 1/27/2011 by ArcticSnowgirl