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Averil

American  
[ay-ver-il] / ˈeɪ vər ɪl /
Or Averell

noun

  1. a first name.


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In urging Judge Averil Rothrock to keep Hernandez-Ebanks in the juvenile — rather than adult — legal system, his lawyers hailed the therapeutic benefits of Echo Glen Children’s Center.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

At their first court appearance on Feb. 24, Chief Juvenile Judge Averil Rothrock ordered Hatfield and the 15-year-old released on electronic home detention, court records show.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2022

Separate inquests are due to be held for Amanda Bowles, 45, who died in September 2017, 18-year-old Madeline Wallace, who died in March 2018, and Averil Hart, 19, who died in December 2012.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2020

One is that when his mother, Averil Simmonds, was pregnant, his father would not let her ride horses.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2013

Averil rode back to her brother-in-law's bungalow, vexed with herself, weary at heart, troubled.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

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