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 [ 2 syll. a-pril, ap-r-il ] The girl name April is pronounced EYPRahL KEY. April's language of origin is English and it is also used mainly in the English language. From April ; aprilis ; aperire meaning 'to open'. The first name is derived from the name of the month, possibly inspired by the latter's association with spring and blossoms. It has sometimes been bestowed upon girls born in the month of April. The month name is itself from the Latin 'aprilis' and ultimately aperire ('to open'). April has 13 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variant forms of the name used in English include Aprelle, Aprila, Aprilette, Aprille, Averil, Averill, Averille, Averyl, and Avril (used in French as well). The variant spelling Apryl is another English form. Abril (Spanish), Apelila (Hawaiian), and Aprili (Spanish) are foreign variant forms of April. April is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity jumped from the 1930s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of only irregular use. At the height of its usage in 1980, 0.645% of baby girls were given the name April. It was #25 in rank then. The baby name has markedly declined in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #333 with a usage of 0.049%, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. April was used 71% more than the subsequent ranked name, Abril (Spanish), in 2008. Baby names that sound like April include Aprille (English), Apryl (English), Avril (English and French), Aprila (English), Aprili (Spanish), Averil (English), and Everil (English). KEY: Pronunciation for April: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
