Avent

== English == === Alternative forms === Avant, Avants === Etymology === Perhaps a reduced form of the Anglo-Norman personal name or nickname Avenant, from Old French avenant (“fitting, apt; beautiful”). === Proper noun === Avent (plural Avents) A surname from Anglo-Norman. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Avent is the 12541st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2470 individuals. Avent is most common among Black/African American (54.45%) and White (38.18%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Avent”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 72. == French == === Alternative forms === avent (less common) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adventus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃/ Homophone: avant === Noun === Avent m (uncountable) Advent (season before Christmas) ==== Derived terms ==== calendrier de l'Avent === Further reading === “Avent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === navet vante, vanté venta