April en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/ (nonstandard, obsolete)
- āʹprəl (US)
- /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ (UK)
- /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der. Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.? Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.
Meanings
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The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there
1845, Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad:The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
2019 March 18, Steven Pifer, Five years after Crimea’s illegal annexation, the issue is no closer to resolution, The Center for International Security and Cooperation, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2025:As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
2020 May 12, Holly Yan, “Trump says the US leads the world in testing. But it’s far behind in testing per capita, studies show”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2020:Holonyms: calendar year; year
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A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.
1947, Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll, page 27:
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Apr | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Aprill | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| APR | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| Aprils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Avril (given name)
Deriveds
Aprilly · April showers bring May flowers · Aprilesque · April Uprising · April-gentleman · Aprilian · April showers · April Revolution · mid-April · April Theory · April fool · April-fish · days of April · April Theses · Aprilish · April-gowk · Bloody April
Descendants
ʻApelila · अप्रैल · اپریل · Epril · Eplil · eprel · Eprōļ · Apelila · এপ্রিল · April · april · Afrilu · Āperire · ဧပြီ
Relateds
Apr. · February · August · mul:4 · December · APR · October · January · September · March · May · November · July · Apr · June
Synonyms
Translations (262)
xal мөрн сар (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tg апрел (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ps اپرېل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pam abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kmr avrêl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dng сыйүә (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ady мэлылъфэгъу (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lo ເດືອນເມສາ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zu i-ephuleli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tr açaray (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · si අප්රියෙල් (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nb april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ca abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ht avril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sah Муус устар (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ha Afrilu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nds-de Oostermaand (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ems Uqna'isurt'sqaaq Iraluq (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mk април (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pl kwiecień (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rup prir (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zu uMbasa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vep sulaku (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pam Pángayápat a búlan (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ast abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nv Tʼą́ą́chil (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · la Aprīlis (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ilo Abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fo apríl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · haw ʻApelila (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tt апрель (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ab мшаҧы (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mhn oberel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ko 사월 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · smn cuáŋuimáánu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nds-de Aprilmaand (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · yi אַפּריל (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nn april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · abq апрель (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pdc Aprill (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bcl Abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · udm оштолэзь (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ro aprilie (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · co aprile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · li April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sq prill (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ang ēastermōnaþ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lt balandis (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fy april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bn এপ্রিল (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vai ꔀꖛꗏ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cmn 四月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr gjarsmoune (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rup April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ga Aibreán (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · it aprile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nl april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rm avrel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cv ака (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · my ဧပြီ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kea abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · br Ebrel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sm aperila (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vro mahlakuu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ce Оханан-бутт (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dtp Ngiop (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nci abrīl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pdc Abrill (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bg апри́л (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · id April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza nisane (diq) (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hnn Abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pdt Aprell (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · akz hasiholtina istonóostàaka (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ga Mí Aibreáin (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · az aprel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fur Avrîl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ml ഏപ്രിൽ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gd Giblean (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nan-hbl 四月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kea ébril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · moe shiship-pishimᵘ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nl grasmaand (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · de April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fa-ira آوْریل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gu એપ્રિલ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gv Jerrey Arree (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hi अप्रैल (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckb نیسان (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ru апре́ль (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lld oril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sv april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ka აპრილი (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh април (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza abrıle (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ms اڤريل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tk aprel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nap abbrile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mt April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hsb apryl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mr एप्रिल (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tkl Apelila (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · br miz Ebrel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hak 四月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cim avrell (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc abriri (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · yue 四月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fi huhtikuu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fj Epereli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · atj Ka wasikototc pisimw (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eu apiril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ur اَپْرَیل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · arc ניִסַן (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dlm aprail (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ty ’ēperēra (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hu április (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cim aprile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fr avril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sw Aprili (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nds-de April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tr nisan (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · crh aprel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · oc abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · my လေးလ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · uk кві́тень (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dz སྤྱི་ཟླ་བཞི་པ། (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · bi epril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · is apríl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ext abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · esu Tengmiirvik (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lb Ouschtermount (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cy Ebrill (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mi Āperire (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · se cuoŋománnu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sms pââˊzzmään (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eo Aprilo (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xcl ապրիլ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ja 四月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pa ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · wa avri (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gil Eberi (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ar أَبْرِيل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · su April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ur اَپْریل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · jv April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pa ਅਪਰੈਲ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · nds-de Pröl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zun Łi'dekwakkya Łana (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئاپريل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug ئاپرېل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · am ኤፕረል (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · pt abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gv Averil (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · an abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sq prilli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sn Kubvumbi (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ee Afɔfiɛ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · myv чадыков (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sjd кыдтма̄нн (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · egl avréll (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vi tháng tư (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xmf პირელი (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hsb jutrownik (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · gl abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sa आंग्लवर्षस्य चतुर्थमास (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kk сәуір (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rom Abrílo (Kalderash) (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rsk април (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · wal Gabbaa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · apw Tʼąąʼ Náchoh (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kw (mis) Ebrel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tet abríl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · et aprill (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lb Fréileng (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · akz Eyprilka (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dak Wiitopa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rup aprir (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ro prier (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ext abrili (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mwl Abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · aii ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ik Qargiḷiġvik (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc aprile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ky апрель (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ny Epulo (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · alt апрель (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza lizan (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · win Hoo hirogįnįną wiira (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ug تۆتىنچى ئاي (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · el Απρίλιος (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cu брѣзьнъ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mn дөрөвдүгээр сар (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · odt ōstermānoth (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sl apríl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kld Bulawaa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · he אַפְּרִיל (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · fy gersmoanne (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · es abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · km មេសា (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vec avril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lb Abrëll (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tpi epril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · te ఏప్రిల్ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tl Abril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · tru ܢܝܣܷܢ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ia april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cs duben (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · izh apreli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · vo prilul (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cop ⲁⲡⲣⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cim avrelle (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · stq April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sh travanj (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · xbr wulang patu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lez нава (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · st Mmesa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · jam Iepril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · to ʻEpeleli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckt гыройъэԓгын (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sk apríl (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · lv aprīlis (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · af April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · be красаві́к (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ja 卯月 (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · eo aprilo (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · os апрель (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ki Mũthatũ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · da april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ar نِيسَان (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · rap Vai Tu'u Nui (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · or ଅପ୍ରେଲ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · cho Eplil (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · th เมษายน (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · io aprilo (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sjt цувӈыс (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · frr april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · dv އެޕްރީލް (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sc albile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · izh kevätkuu (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zu uEphreli (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · oj iskigamizige-giizis (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · prs اَپْریل (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · uz aprel (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · zza lisan (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ckt гыройъэлгын (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ta ஏப்ரல் (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · mnc ᡩᡠᡳᠨ ᠪᡳ᠍ᠶᠠ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sms njuhččmään (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kl apriili (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · sco Aprile (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · chr ᎧᏬᏂ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · wo Awril (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · liv april (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · scn aprili (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · de Ostermond (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · om Caamsaa (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · kn ಎಪ್ರಿಲ್ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · hy ապրիլ (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · ms April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) · is aprílmánuður (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)