April (first name)
April is a female given name . It is mainly found in the Anglo-Saxon-speaking area , where it is said to have been used as a nickname in England from the 13th and 14th centuries . However, as a first name April has only been in use since the 1940s and reached its peak in the United States in the 1970s. Since the early 2000s, the Hispanic variant Abril has spread widely and has now almost reached the level of April when it comes to choosing a name for newborns.
Origin and meaning
April is derived from the Latin verb aperire (to open ), from which the name of the month of April comes .
variants
- Abril - Spanish and Portuguese, also common as a family name
- Apryl
- Avril - French, is also used in part in English
- Aprilia
Name bearers
- April Steiner Bennett (* 1980), American athlete
- April Bowlby (born 1980), American actress
- April Flowers (* 1978), American porn actress
- April Grace (born 1962), American actress
- April Hailer (* 1959, actually Gabriele Hailer ), German actress and singer
- April Lee Hernández (* 1980), American actress
- April Hunter (* 1971), American wrestler
- April Matson (born 1981), American actress
- April Rose (* 1987), American actress and model
- April Stevens (* 1936, actually Carol Lo Tempio ), American singer
Variant of Avril
- Avril Dankworth (1922–2013), British music teacher and author
- Avril Doyle (born 1949), Irish politician
- Avril Haines (* 1969), American lawyer
- Avril Lavigne (* 1984), Canadian-French musician