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I am not aware that the Sanskrit अवि (the semivowel is unaspirated voiced labiodental, pronounced closer to awi than to English avi, though avi in most transliteration standards) is used as a name. That indeed means the sun (probably from a root av meaning to favor), but also things like mountain. It also means a sheep (as in cognate of ewe)

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As I said before, I have never heard of an Indian with the name avi. Usually, Indians called avi in the US have a name starting with avi or abhi (e.g., avinAsha or abhiSeka)