French

Avril

Pronounced AV-rilShare

Meaning: April

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Avril is the French form of April and is also used in English. It is a month name; the deeper explanation connecting April with opening flowers is a theory.

Nicknames

  • Ava
  • Avi

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Avril comes from French.

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