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 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

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