Aibreann: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Aibreann is an Irish girl's name meaning “April.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- April
- Gender
- Girl
- Also spelled
- Aibrean
How do you pronounce Aibreann?
Aibreann is pronounced AB-rawn. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Aibrean.
What does Aibreann mean?
Aibreann comes from the Irish for April. The month is spelled Aibreán in standard Irish, while Aibreann and Aibrean are the spellings used for the name. The word goes back to the Old Irish Apréil, borrowed from the Latin Aprilis, the same source as the English month name.
It is a modern word-name rather than a traditional one, the Irish counterpart of the English name April, which has been used regularly as a first name only since the 1940s. The Latin month name probably comes from aperio, “to open,” a reference to spring flowers opening.
Sources: Ó Dónaill's Irish dictionary (teanglann.ie), eDIL, the Dictionary of the Irish Language, Behind the Name.
How popular is Aibreann in Ireland?
Aibreann is rare in Ireland. Since 1964, fewer than three baby girls a year have been registered with the name, so it doesn't appear in the Central Statistics Office's baby name tables.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 and its girls' names table.
Aibreann in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Aibreann, letter by letter.
- AAilm, pine
- IIodhadh, yew
- BBeith, birch
- RRuis, elder
- EEadhadh, aspen
- AAilm, pine
- NNion, ash
- NNion, ash
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Names that go with Aibreann
Questions about Aibreann
- How do you pronounce Aibreann?
- Aibreann is pronounced AB-rawn. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Aibreann mean?
- Aibreann means “April.”
- Is Aibreann a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Aibreann is a girl's name.
- Is Aibreann a rare name?
- Yes. Fewer than three girls a year are registered as Aibreann in Ireland, too few to appear in the Central Statistics Office's tables.