April
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈeɪ.pɹɪl//
- United Kingdom//ˈeɪ.pɹəl//
- United States//ˈeɪ.pɹəl//
- //ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl//
The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
proper noun
- 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
The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.
As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- 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.
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.
Forms
- plural
- Aprils
April · The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
apron · An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso…apt · Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.Apt · A surname from German or Yiddish.