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[Opinions] Aprilia / April
Hi !!!I recently found that there is a name coming from the spring month in Italian too. It is Aprilia!
http://www.behindthename.com/name/aprilia/submittedAs I wrote it is nearly extinct as given name. Infact the latest use of it was in 2001.
I think it is a pity!Aprilia is exactly what April is in English.
It seems ery elegant but youthful as a lot of Ancient Latin names are in my mind.WDYTO it?

This message was edited 1/20/2018, 8:18 AM

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I like Aprilia. It has the same vibe as April in English does to me — cute, sensible, and down to Earth. I definitely think it’s usable!
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Prefer Avril, which is the French form for April!
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I like it, it's sweet. The reason why it's not used more is probably that fact that Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle brand.
There is a Swedish snowboard star called Aprilia Hägglöf.
According to a statistic site, there are 100 women in Sweden called Aprilia, 67 April, 2 Aprilla and 1 Aprill.
But isn't April Aprile in Italian?
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ETA aprileI checked on ISTAT...Actually Aprile is a feminine given name.In 2007, 2008, 2009 less that five babies/year were called Aprile.So If we think that Aprilia was used the last time in 2001 so Aprile is as rare as it but used after it and for three years!It surprised me a lo! I didn't know!

This message was edited 1/20/2018, 2:57 PM

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Hi Caprice !!!Yes, the month April is aprile in Italian.
But aprile is not a given name at all.So Aprilia is the closest to April (if we think of the given name).
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Do you have any other "month" names in Italian? Here we have Maj, and Juni is also starting to get some popularity. April isn't normally used as a name.
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I think that’s very pretty. A nice middle name for Helen, and I like almost no middle names for Helen. Helen Aprilia.
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