Avril

See also: avril and Avrîl

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈævɹɪl/

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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

• April

Etymology 2

From French Avril.

Proper noun

Avril (plural Avrils)

1. A surname from French.

Anagrams

• arvil, rival, viral

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