Avenir (given name)


Avenir is a Russian Christian male first name. Its feminine version is Avenira. The name is derived from the Biblical Hebrew word abnēr, meaning father 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 "Авени́рович" and its colloquial form "Авени́рыч", and "Авени́ровна".