April
April is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Opening buds of spring.
What April means
Opening buds of spring.
April sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where April comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
April is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is April?
You will not find April in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of April
Two ideas meet in April: flowers and growing things and Life. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like April
These share April's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
- Florian — Flowering; flourishing.
- Rose — The rose flower.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Camellia — The camellia flower.
- Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.
- Florence — Flourishing; in bloom.
- Julia — Youthful.
- June — Young; sacred to the goddess Juno.
- Rosa — Rose.
- Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
- Verbena — Sacred bough; the healing herb.
More Latin names
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
- Adrian — Of the dark sea.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Ace — The number one; unity and excellence.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Augustine — Great and venerable.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Aurelia — The golden one.
- Aurelio — The golden one.