Avril

Avril

See also: avrìl, 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 is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
    • 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

    Borrowed 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 form of Aprille