Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe Operadora, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . translates to "Spanish High Speed", but the initials are also a play on the word , meaning "bird". As of June 2013, the Spanish AVE system is the longest HSR network in Europe with and the second in the world, after China's.

Ave is a Latin word, used by the Romans as a salutation and greeting, meaning "". It is the singular imperative form of the verb avere, which meant "to be well"; thus one could translate it literally as "be well" or "farewell".

AVE is Alta Velocidad Española, a high speed train used in Spain.