"Avril" meaning in English

See Avril in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈævɹɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Avril.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Avrils [plural]
Etymology: 20th-century invention from French avril (“April”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|avril||April}} French avril (“April”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Avril (plural Avrils)
  1. A female given name from French, equivalent to English April. Coordinate_terms: April
    Sense id: en-Avril-en-name-dqgadelE Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 39 27 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 26 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈævɹɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Avril.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Avrils [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Avril. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:Avril|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Avril", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Avril", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Avril"> Borrowed from French Avril. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Avril (plural Avrils)
  1. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Avril-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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