Word
april
Phoneticsapril
/ˈeɪpɹəɫ/
Definitions
01the month
n. the fourth month of the year, between March and May.
n. the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May.
“The weather in April is often rainy, but the flowers start to grow.”
“The annual conference is scheduled for mid-April, just as the local gardens begin their spring bloom.”
Usage
Always capitalized; used with the preposition 'in' for the month and 'on' for specific dates.
02given name
n. a common name for a girl or woman.
n. a female given name, originally transferred from the name of the month.
“My friend April is moving to London to start her new job.”
“April was named after the month of her birth, a tradition her parents continued with her younger sister, June.”
Teaching tip
While common as a name, remind learners that it still requires a capital letter just like the month.
Etymology
Etymology tree 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 (literally “Easter month”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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