THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind April
April is recorded as a female given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form April. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name. The source expresses uncertainty; this account keeps that qualification.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈʔejpɾil/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈʔeɪ̯.pɾɪl]Standard-Tagalog
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Dictionary reading & contributors ↗English
- /ˈeɪ.pɹɪl/UK
- /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/UK
- /ˈeɪ.pɹəl/US
- /ˈeɪ.pɹaɪl/nonstandard · obsolete
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Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English April.
a female given name from English
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English April, from Middle English apprile, re-Latinized from 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”).
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name April
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
April Boy Regino
Filipino actor and musician (1961-2020)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: April Boy Regino, April Love Jordan
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
April in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to April
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cyril♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Apilis·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Apollo♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Apple♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Apleng♀Short form of Apple
- Aplinario·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Apolinar♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Apolonia♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with April?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore April further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q621915 — April (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — April Boy Regino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q621915 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — April Love Jordan (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q621915 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — April (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — April (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — April (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.