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Meaning

The name April has the following meaning:

It means "opening up" in Latin. The practice of using it as a name began in the 20th century and naturally became popular for girls born in that month.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, April is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 267 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name April fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 22 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 353 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name April in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name April is pronounced as ay-pruhl

Origins

April originates from the Latin language.
See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to April and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of April: Boys - Furman, Terence, Girls - Almeda, America, Annabella, Docia, Karlee, Linnea, Ludie, Natalie, Nataly, Serena, Tempie, Templa, Tiara, Both genders - Arden, Laurel, Pearl, Virgil

Variants

Popular Variants for the name April: Abril (Spanish), Aipril, Aprele, Aprelle, Aprile, Aprilete, Apryl, Averel, Averill, Averyll, Avril (French)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name April are: Ape

Style

We think the name April should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name April to be: A free-spirited sociable girl

In one word, you might describe April as a(n) "free-spirited" person.

See other "free-spirited" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name April (or its variants) are:

Aprile Milo, born on 14 April, a famous singer. Aprile Milo's background: U.S. Soprano. She made several CDs such as 'Presenting Aprile Millo' in 1986. In the same year, she took on the singing of the title role in Verdi's Aida, in the Emmy-winning New York performance, which remains her best known performance.

Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley, born on 27 September, a famous musician. Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley's background: Pop punk singer, musician and actress. Ranked as the 7th most powerful Canadian in Hollywood by the Canadian Business Magazine, success came early for this new age punk singer, at the age of seventeen. She was the youngest female soloist to have a number-one album in the UK at that time.

April Scott, born on 29 January, a famous model. April Scott's background: American model and actress. She was won over 85 beauty pageants, appeared in several television shows such as CSI:Miami, and has just starred in the prequel to 'The Dukes of Hazzard' movie.

April Dallas Stevens, born on 29 April, a famous singer. April Dallas Stevens's background: American singer. She started her singing career at a tender age of 16, and had several chart successes with Henri Rene's Orchestra. However, she is best known for her 1963 duet with her brother Antonino LoTempio, for the song 'Deep Purple', which shot to No.1 on the Billboards.
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