Avril
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈævɹɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
edit20th-century invention from French avril (“April”).
Proper noun
editAvril (plural Avrils)
- 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
editEtymology 2
editProper noun
editAvril (plural Avrils)
- A surname from French.
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAvril f
- a surname
- (rare) a female given name
Descendants
edit- English: Avril
Middle English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle French avril (“April”).
Noun
editAvril
- Alternative spelling of Aprille
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