{{For|the people in Old Testament|Avim}}

'''Avim''' ({{langx|ru|Ави́м}}) is an old and uncommon<ref name="Petrovsky">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;34</ref> Russian Christian male [[given name|first name]].<ref name="Superanskaya1">Superanskaya, p.&nbsp;22</ref> The name is possibly derived from the Greek word ''aēma'', meaning ''a light breeze''.<ref name="Superanskaya1" />

The [[diminutive]]s of "Avim" are '''Avimka''' ({{lang|ru|Ави́мка}}), '''Ava''' ({{lang|ru|А́ва}}), and '''Ima''' ({{lang|ru|И́ма}}).<ref name="Petrovsky" />

The [[patronymic]]s derived from "Avim" are "{{lang|ru|Ави́мович}}" (''Avimovich''; masculine) and "{{lang|ru|Ави́мовна}}" (''Avimovna''; feminine).<ref name="Petrovsky" />

==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}

===Sources=== *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-8112-1399-9}} *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-17-002940-3}}

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