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)
- 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)
- A surname from French.
Anagrams
- arvil, rival, viral
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.vʁil/
Proper noun
Avril f
- a surname
- (rare) a female given name
Descendants
- English: Avril
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French avril (“April”).
Noun
Avril
- Alternative spelling of Aprille