April

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der. Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.? Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.

1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.

   “Holonyms: calendar year; year”

   “Oh, to be in England / Now that April’s there”

2. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.

   “I'm April Hooper. That sounds silly, the April part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English April.”

3. A surname.