Fun Facts About the Name Avellana
- 42 babies named Avellana: U.S. records list 42 babies given the name Avellana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Avellana Mean?
Avellana is a feminine name taken from the Spanish word avellana, meaning "hazelnut." The Spanish noun comes from Latin (nux) abellana, literally "(nut) of Abella," where Abella was an ancient town in Campania, Italy, known for its hazelnuts. The Latin adjective abellanus meant "of Abella," and the feminine form abellana became the Spanish word avellana and is preserved in the botanical name Corylus avellana. The name is therefore a plant name rather than a name with a biblical or heroic meaning.
Avellana Name History & Origins
The word behind Avellana is Latin Abellana, an adjective formed from Abella, a town in Campania. Roman writers used Abellana nux for a prized hazelnut; Pliny the Elder mentions it in his Natural History as a nut from Abella. The modern Italian town of Avella stands on the ancient site, and the nearby city of Avellino also traces its name to the same root. From Latin, the word passed into Spanish as avellana, where it remains the ordinary noun for "hazelnut." As a given name, Avellana is uncommon and is most often found in Spanish-speaking communities. The botanical species name Corylus avellana, established by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century, keeps the Latin form in scientific use.
How Popular is the Name Avellana?
Avellana has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #9,766 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,072 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #9,766 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #13,700 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #15,412 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,892 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,587 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Avellana Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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