April (meaning and origin)

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April

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Meaning and origin
April is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `blooming, opening `.

Where is it used?
The name April is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Avril (In French and in English)

See also
In Anglo-Saxon: Eoforhild

What April`s say about their name

The best thing about the name April:
Silly months of the year rhymns. Had them all-days of the week too!
The worst thing about the name:
People still forget when your birthday is-April of course!
If my name wasn`t April....:
Don't know-something really bad or common.
Extra information:
Not many people have this name-unusual & I love it now.
The best thing about the name April:
ummm cant think of too m any LOL...Ive been called Ape forever!
The worst thing about the name:
I agree with the others, the april may june....or april showers brings may flowers, and it couldnt be ANY worse, my maiden name was April Flowers and I was born in April....yeah....so funny
If my name wasn`t April....:
It coul;d be anything else and i wouldnt mind one bit! LOL
Extra information:
The best thing about the name April:
I have many nicknames
The worst thing about the name:
I hate it when everyone says April showers bring may flowers...or they start naming months after my name
If my name wasn`t April....:
lots.
Extra information:
When I took french in high school, I got to be called Avril, which is the French version!
The best thing about the name April:
It's not as common, but not off the wall either.
The worst thing about the name:
the April May June jokes. hands down.
If my name wasn`t April....:
I'm not sure. i used to get a lot of happy birthday wishes on April 1st too, even though I was actually born in march.
Extra information:
As much as I sometimes hated it when I was young, I adore it now. I dont think I would want any other name:)
The best thing about the name April:
you have a lot of nick names
The worst thing about the name:
may june july... haha so funny only heard it about a million times
If my name wasn`t April....:
i think everyones personality is directed from their name so i would prob be a different person
Extra information:
apy pooh. thats the name my mom& grandma has called me my whole life
The best thing about the name April:
I like being different.
The worst thing about the name:
Same old comments about April shower's and is that when you were born.It isn't.
If my name wasn`t April....:
I think i wouldn't be me.
Extra information:
Cheers! to all the April's in the world.

More `April` links
April as abbreviation
Actors named April
April in the encyclopedia

Statistics for April

April appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 310. The name reached the top-100 4 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name April. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #25. The last time April appeared among the most common names was in 1940. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	310
2006	318
2005	304
2004	279
2003	279
2002	254
2001	245
2000	215
1999	199
1998	182
1997	188
1996	177
1995	155
1994	127
1993	112
1992	103
1991	88
1990	73
1980	25
1970	83
1960	191
1950	402
1940	673
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---