Avril

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See also: avril and Avrîl

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈævɹɪl/
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Etymology 1[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From French Avril.

Proper noun[edit]

Avril (plural Avrils)

  1. A surname from French.

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Avril f

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

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Avril

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French avril (April).

Noun[edit]

Avril

  1. Alternative spelling of Aprille