Definitions for Avalon
ˈæv əˌlɒnaval·on

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1. Avalonnoun

   (in Arturian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

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1. Avalon

   Avalon (; Latin: Insula Avallonis; Welsh: Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; Cornish: Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit [or apple] trees"; also written Avallon or Avilion among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appeared in Geoffrey of Monmouth's influential 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae as a place of magic where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made and later where Arthur was taken to recover from being gravely wounded at the Battle of Camlann. Since then, the island has become a symbol of Arthurian mythology, similar to Arthur's castle of Camelot. Avalon was associated from an early date with mystical practices and magical figures such as King Arthur's sorceress sister Morgan, cast as the island's ruler by Geoffrey and some of the later authors inspired by him. Certain Briton traditions maintain that Arthur is an eternal king who had never truly died but would return as the "once and future" king, and the particular motif of his rest in Morgan's care in Avalon has become especially popular and can be found in various versions in many French and other medieval Arthurian and other works written in the wake of Geoffrey. Avalon has been often identified as the former island of Glastonbury Tor, an early and long-standing belief that notably involved the purported discovery of Arthur's remains and their later grand reburial in accordance with the medieval English tradition in which Arthur did not survive the fatal injuries he suffered his final battle. Besides Glastonbury, several other alternative locations of Avalon have been claimed or proposed as well. Some medieval sources also occasionally described the place as a valley.

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1. Avalon

   Avalon or Ynys Afallon in Welsh is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudohistorical account Historia Regum Britanniae as the place where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged and later where Arthur was taken to recover from his wounds after the Battle of Camlann. Avalon was associated from an early date with mystical practices and people such as Morgan le Fay.

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1. AVALON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Avalon is ranked #61745 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Avalon surname appeared 325 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Avalon.
   
   73.5% or 239 total occurrences were White.
   18.1% or 59 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce Avalon?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Avalon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Avalon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Avalon in a Sentence

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   Boris Karloff's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is right outside the door of the Avalon.

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