Mavis (disambiguation)

Mavis (disambiguation)

For the given name and list of namesakes see Mavis.

Mavis may also refer to:

In geography:

  • Mavis (crater), a small lunar crater adjacent to Mons La Hire
  • Mavis Banks, Jamaican coffee growing community
  • Mavis Enderby, village in Lincolnshire, England
  • Mavis Grind, an isthmus in the Shetland Islands isthmus
  • Mavis Road, a street in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada

In computer science:

  • Mavis (P2P), a peer-to-peer (P2P) proxy sharing program
  • MaVIS, (Market Volatility and Information System) a distributed system for pricing financial instruments
  • Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a software program for teaching touch typing

In others:

  • "Mavis", Allied codename for the World War II Japanese Kawanishi H6K flying boat
  • Mavis, the Old English name for the Song Thrush (turdus philomelos) still used by some dialects in the UK
  • MAVIS, acronym for the Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service in the UK
  • MAVIS, acronym for Mothers Against Violence in Schools
  • The Mavis Bramston Show (1964–1968), an Australian television satire
  • Mavis of Meath (horse), winner of the 1900 Irish Grand National.
  • The Mavis's, an Australian alternative rock band
  • The list of tropical cyclones records two Cyclone Mavises in the Australian region, dated 1965 and 1971
  • The List of Empire ships - M lists an Empire Mavis (under several other names) operated by the UK Ministry of War Transport during the Second World War
  • 1607 Mavis is an asteroid, discovered in 1950
  • Mavis Mill, Coppull is a Lancashire cotton spinning mill
  • Mavis Worthington, a Nottingham Express Transit high speed tram

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