Mavis

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Mavis is a female name and may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Programs 4 Other

[edit] People

• Mavis Gallant, a Canadian writer
• Mavis Hutchinson, first woman to run across the United States
• Mavis Staples, an American rhythm and blues singer
• Mavis Taillieu, a Canadian politician
• Mavis Wilson, a Canadian politician
• Mavis Wilton, a character in Coronation Street, played by Thelma Barlow

[edit] Fictional characters

• Mavis the Quarry Diesel, a character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry.

• Mavis Munro, office manager to attorneys Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre in the comic book series: Supernatural Law and Supernatural Law Secretary Mavis.

[edit] Programs

• MaVIS, (Market Volatility and Information System) a distributed system for pricing financial instruments
• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a touch typing program

[edit] Other

• Allied codename for the World War II Japanese Kawanishi H6K flying boat
• the Old English name for the Song thrush (turdus philomelos) still used by some dialects in the UK.