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When I think of this name I think of Avril Lavigne but that's good because Avril Lavigne is an amazing singer and I love her songs.
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Famous British composer-conductor Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903-98), daughter of white mother and of the acclaimed highly gifted London-born violinist and composer-conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), whose father, descended from slaves in America, was from Sierra Leone. Samuel died tragically young. Avril used her middle name in preference to her first, Gwendolen. She was prevented from performing in South Africa when the apartheid regime, which had permitted her entry, discovered her mixed parentage. She wrote some of her works under the alias Peter Riley. A remarkable woman. So much for the name Avril being "trashy" as some commenters allege!
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I don't really like this name. Avril Lavigne ruined it forever.
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Avril is also used as a masculine given name in French and English. However, it's more common for females. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be changed from "Feminine" to "Feminine & Masculine".
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_(name)
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/avril
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Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avril_(name)
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/avril
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Still pretty, even with the Lavigne association.
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Avril is sooo much prettier than April. I don't see why it isn't used as much. Plus, there's the association with Avril Lavigne.
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Beautiful!
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Avril Lavigne is a fantastic singer. As far as the name itself goes, however, I like April better.
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I'm naming my baby this, after my favourite sk8er boi (Avril Lavigne).
The name is so heavenly and sophisticated.
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The name is so heavenly and sophisticated.
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I can only think of Avril Lavigne when I hear this name.
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I love this name along with Avril Lavigne.
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Sounds very pretty.
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Some name combos could be:
Avril Annabel(le)
Avril Annalisa
Avril Annabella
Avril Anneliese
Avril Adelina
Avril Alina
Avril Aurelia
Avril Aviana
Avril Ariella
Avril Eileen
Avril Rosemarie
Avril Rosabel
Avril Rosalina
Avril Elizabeth
Avril Isabel
Avril Aliza
Avril Madelena
Avril Maria.
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Avril Annabel(le)
Avril Annalisa
Avril Annabella
Avril Anneliese
Avril Adelina
Avril Alina
Avril Aurelia
Avril Aviana
Avril Ariella
Avril Eileen
Avril Rosemarie
Avril Rosabel
Avril Rosalina
Avril Elizabeth
Avril Isabel
Avril Aliza
Avril Madelena
Avril Maria.
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I love the name Avril Anastasia for a girl.
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Av-REEL in English.
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The -vril part looks weird to me, and all I can think of is Avril Lavigne :|
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Avril Lavigne.
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I always thought this was a made up name, because I've never heard it before except for the singer. I like it though. It's unique and pretty.
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This name sort of sounds like overall.
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A very pretty name.
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Avril is a trashy celebrity inspired name. Made by edgy teens who want to be punk rock. Because they are so “inspired” by Avril Lavigne’s “punk rock” garbage. Instead of being in school, ”I want to be like Avril Lavigne because she is so inspirational“, most edgy teens would say that. Instead of saying Avril say Avrool, Uhhh the Vril part makes me wanna say Vrool instead.
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Gross and don’t get me even started on that trashy women Avril Lavigne.
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This name reminds me too much of the singer.
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Av reel / Av ril / A vrill - just a few pronunciations of my name Avril. In Latin America I get called Ab reel. The name expressed by every individual differs. I personally think it is a unique name and should become a lot more common as time passes. I have been fortunate to meet only a handful of people with the same name. Very interesting to know how original one's name can be.
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Sure, Avril was rarely used in the US until Lavigne came along, but in Britain, it seems to have been a slightly common name, which started seeing rising usage in the 1910s & 20s and peaking in the 1940s (there are more than 4,500 records on the England & Wales Birth Index for that decade).
It wasn't until the 1960s that April took over as the dominant form and, nowadays, April is far more often used there than Avril.
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It wasn't until the 1960s that April took over as the dominant form and, nowadays, April is far more often used there than Avril.
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The name Avril was given to 129 girls born in the US in 2015.
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Avril was given to 102 girls in 2014 in the USA.
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Avril is a unisex name used both in English and French. It is French for April.
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Avril has historically been used as a male name in France. It is now mostly used for women. I know a few French Avrils, all born in the 80s.
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I pronounce this name like (Ay-vrol) With more of an Ay than Ah. It's a very beautiful name, it's sad that people have "popular" names because their parents don't think about them. "Parents!" "Can't you make your child's name UNIQUE." Names like "Priscilla" and "Stacey" are very beautiful, but like 1, 000, 000 other people have these names. To any parent that reads this: "The next time you have a child, think about it's name!"
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I pronounce it Av-rul. I'm from Northern England but I've heard it pronounced so many ways; Averil, Aberil some people also call me April. It doesn't bother me when people mispronounce because I don't think there even is a proper pronunciation. I've never met another Avril my age (19) & I don't think I will. I have however met two elderly ladies called Avril, Oldy worldy names seem to capture the zeitgeist of the early 20's but also be a little quirky! Which is why I love my name! It suits my character very well, the only problem I have is every other person in my generation, saying 'Oh! Avril Lavigne' when first meeting me. This is apparently so funny. At least I don't waste time because I know straight away if I'd talk to them ever again.
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My name is Avril and Avril Lavigne pronounces it differently. I pronounce it "UH-vril" not the way she says it. Having a weird name isn't that great. Especially when so many people over the course of your life have no clue how to say your name correctly! Even so, it's still a beautiful French name.
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All I can think of is Avril Lavigne and her horrid music.
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I don't see how it would be weird to use this name in France... In America we name our children April, May, and June, and it's not that big of a deal. Any teasing would probably subside around mid-elementary school anyway... I guess it's just different there.
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Avril Bradley is a character in the Japanese light novel series, Gosick.
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I love this name!
I like both the English and French pronunciations, although an "av-REEL" probably would become "Av-ril" eventually anyway. It really is a beautiful, unique name that ages well, unlike April, which I think is too infantile and bright to fit anyone past the age of 30. And this name seems much more versatile than April, too! An April wouldn't be a good emo girl would she? And Avril could be a geek, a popular girl, a goth girl... and her name would always fit! It also sounds quite punk-rock, sort of like Darcy (f)
It does help that it is the name of Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne is a bearer of this beautiful name, because I guess you could say she's my "guilty pleasure."
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I like both the English and French pronunciations, although an "av-REEL" probably would become "Av-ril" eventually anyway. It really is a beautiful, unique name that ages well, unlike April, which I think is too infantile and bright to fit anyone past the age of 30. And this name seems much more versatile than April, too! An April wouldn't be a good emo girl would she? And Avril could be a geek, a popular girl, a goth girl... and her name would always fit! It also sounds quite punk-rock, sort of like Darcy (f)
It does help that it is the name of Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne is a bearer of this beautiful name, because I guess you could say she's my "guilty pleasure."
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I don't like the singer Avril Lavigne so she kind of turned me off to the name. But I do like the name overall I guess. It's spunky and unusual. Like it.
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Avril seems like a punk-ish name, and even though it's not one of my favorites, I think it's a nice name.
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Avril Incandenza is a character in David Foster Wallace's book Infinite Jest.
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Avril Angers, British comedienne and actress.
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This is a name I would use. I love it! For a middle or a first name.
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It's pretty, simple and I never see it so I give it a thumbs up.
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April might be an English name, but Avril certainly isn't a French one. No one's called like this in France, and by the way it would seem male, like the month. Avril Lavigne might have a French sounding name but it's nothing French at all, I'm afraid. You're free to call your child Avril if you want, but in France, it would be very unusual, and your kid would get teased about being called like a month of the calendar. ;)
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I'm French, I live in France and I can confirm that Avril IS French. I know of several Avrils and they never get teased. There are about 638 Avrils in France and the name has been given since 1950.
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You are right it's NOT a French name, it's ENGLISH - deriving from the Anglo Saxon Eoforhild if you cared to read the post above yours. It quite explicitly states that. Avril is only used in English speaking countries although with the singer in mind and having done some research it does get some use by French Canadians and obviously was used on some males in France (and South Africa).
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Well, the entry for the name still states Avril as a French name, which it isn't, so please spare me...
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Avril, Averil, Averill (and Averell) and Everild are all legit forms from the Anglo-Saxon name Eoforhild. The series could be, more or less, Eoforhild>Everhild>Everild>*Everil>Averil(l)>Avril.
Avril, reflecting a contracted pronunciation, coincides formly with the French Avril, "April", but it is just a coincidence. It is true that most of the parents will select Avril because "hey, it is French and that is cool", but this has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the form (only with parents' knowledge, trendyness, taste). On the other hand, historically Avril was used as masculine name in French (just as Aprilis in Latin and Abril in Catalan, Spanish and Galician).
The surname Averill is a matronym (the mother's name used as family name, with or without a mark) and was a first name before a surname. So, it is true that it is a surname, but it is also true that it is a legit first name.
Author: Lumia (Name Facts Board)
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Avril, reflecting a contracted pronunciation, coincides formly with the French Avril, "April", but it is just a coincidence. It is true that most of the parents will select Avril because "hey, it is French and that is cool", but this has nothing to do with the legitimacy of the form (only with parents' knowledge, trendyness, taste). On the other hand, historically Avril was used as masculine name in French (just as Aprilis in Latin and Abril in Catalan, Spanish and Galician).
The surname Averill is a matronym (the mother's name used as family name, with or without a mark) and was a first name before a surname. So, it is true that it is a surname, but it is also true that it is a legit first name.
Author: Lumia (Name Facts Board)
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In the 1960s there was a South African man called Avril Malan. He pronounced it AH-vRil, and since he was the Springbok rugby captain and a very tough guy indeed, he clearly had no problems as a result of his name. There have been other male Avrils, but he's the most prominent by far.
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Cute, quirky, stylish and old fashioned charming. Has it all really.
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You'd think Avril Lavigne would have ruined this name for many people, as she is a bad singer with a fake image. On the other hand, the name can remind people of the nice track Avril 14th by Aphex Twin, and it does sound more sophisticated and prettier than April. It's just that a lot of people might assume Avril Lavigne inspired the name choice.
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Hi, I got this in a dictionary:
"In Unreal Tournament 2004, AVRiL is an acronym for Anti-Vehicle Rocket Launcher. The small "i" is added for easier pronunciation."
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"In Unreal Tournament 2004, AVRiL is an acronym for Anti-Vehicle Rocket Launcher. The small "i" is added for easier pronunciation."
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I like the meaning of this name! "The sprouts of spring; born in April"
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It would suit me very well because I was born on the first day of April! I know you Westerners think it is the April Fool's day, oh well, unfortunately my mum did not know that back home, so here I am. :)
I did not personally make this my English name though, because I didn't really like the ending sound "vil", it feels that something is stuck in my mouth when I pronounce it. I'd prefer a name with a happy and clear ending sound. But on the whole, this name does look nice and has a nice meaning.
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I did not personally make this my English name though, because I didn't really like the ending sound "vil", it feels that something is stuck in my mouth when I pronounce it. I'd prefer a name with a happy and clear ending sound. But on the whole, this name does look nice and has a nice meaning.
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This is such a beautiful name!
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I like this name, the cooler, more sophisticated version of "April".
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The word "Avril" literally means "April" in French.
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It also means April in German.
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Fairy Girl, Avril does NOT mean April in German! April is simply April (ah-PRILL) in German.
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A famous bearer of this name is singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne.
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