Avenir (given name)

Avenir (Авени́р) is a Russian Christian male first name. Its feminine version is Avenira. The name is derived from the Biblical Hebrew word a b nēr, meaning father (god) is light. Its colloquial variant is Venir (Вени́р).

The diminutives of "Avenir" are Avenirka (Авени́рка), Ava (А́ва), Venya (Ве́ня), Vena (Ве́на), Vira (Ви́ра), and Vera (Ве́ра).

The patronymics derived from "Avenir" are "Авени́рович" (Avenirovich; masculine) and its colloquial form "Авени́рыч" (Avenirych), and "Авени́ровна" (Avenirovna; feminine).