Avril

See also: avril and Avrîl

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈævɹɪl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Etymology 1

20th-century invention from French avril (“April”).

Proper noun

Avril (plural Avrils)

  1. A female given name from French, equivalent to English April.
    Avril Lavigne had a hit in 2007 with the song Girlfriend.
    • 1996, Maeve Binchy, This Year It Will Be Different: A Christmas Treasury, Hachette UK, published 2008, →ISBN:
      Granny Byrne never failed to explain that Avril had been given her name because she was born in April.
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

From French Avril.

Proper noun

Avril (plural Avrils)

  1. A surname from French.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.vʁil/

Proper noun

Avril f

  1. a surname
  2. (rare) a female given name

Descendants
  • English: Avril

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French avril (“April”).

Noun

Avril

  1. Alternative spelling of Aprille
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