Averil - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 3 syll. a-ve-ril, av-er-il ] The girl name Averil is pronounced as EYVerahL or EYVRahL ^KEY. Averil is mainly used in the English language. Its language of origin is English and Old English. From English and Old English roots, its meaning is boar-like in battle. Older forms of Averil include Eoforhild (Old English) and Everild (Old English). The first name is is derived from the surname, which developed in the medieval period from the Old English Eoforhild, of the elements 'eofor' (boar) and 'hild' (battle, fight). Its adoption has also been influenced by the English surname Everill, which is of the same origin. It could also have evolved as a form of Avril and thus April. The name was borne by a 7th-century English saint.

The English Averell, the English Averhilda, the English Averilda, the English Averilla, the English Averyl, the English and French Avril, the English Avrill, the English Everhilda, the English Everil, and the English Everilda are forms of the name.

Averil is a form of the English name April. Other forms of Averil include the variant spellings Avaril (English) and Averill (English). See also the related form, the German Eberhild.

Averil is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly linked to Averil, the English April was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Averil include the English and French Avril, the English Aprila, the Spanish Aprili, the English Everil, the English April, the English Aprille, and the English Apryl.

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