Avril

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/ˈævɹɪl/

proper noun

A female given name from French, equivalent to English April.

“Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter.”

OriginFrench avril →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

Avril1

proper nounAvril (plural Avrils)

plural Avrils

  1. A female given name from French, equivalent to English April.

    Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

    1 more example

    Granny Byrne never failed to explain that Avril had been given her name because she was born in April.

    1996, Maeve Binchy, This Year It Will Be Different: A Christmas Treasury, Hachette UK, published 2008, →ISBN

Avril2

proper nounAvril (plural Avrils)

plural Avrils

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

Avril · proper noun

  1. Frenchavril“April”
  2. EnglishAvril

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

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Avril · proper noun

  1. FrenchAvril
  2. FrenchAvril
  3. EnglishAvril

Borrowed from French Avril.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

viralrivalVilarVarli
Cite this entry
APA

Avril. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avril

MLA

“Avril.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avril. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avril,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avril.

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