April not born in April

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I'm due a baby in March (so could be born in April though unlikely) can I use the name April. Or is it only for babies born in that month?

I know several April and Mays, a couple of older Junes and an August. I don't think any of them are born in the month they're named after. I think it would be stranger to name her that if she was born in April.
Lovely name as well.

Absolutely fine - go for it!

I wouldn't. I have an Aunt June with a birthday in June and assumed that was usual for all 'month names'

Totally fine, its a beautiful name!

A lifetime of being asked if her birthday is in April. I wouldn't

I think April is a lovely name.

And it's established enough as a name to not be tied to the month. It's not like calling a baby December or March.

Absolutely fine, I love the name. I wanted it for DD but DH vetoed it.
We went with Joy instead.

It’s just a name now, it’s fine. I’ve never asked when any of the April/May/Junes that I know birthdays are, because that would be rude out of context anyway. Go for it.

Go for it. I would never ask an April if she was born in April, would never make the association.

It wouldn’t even occur to me that an April would or should be born in April.

It’s a lovely name too.

Definitely go for it.

April is a perfectly lovely name for a girl born any month of the year.

Same as any other month names. My friend actually had a May last month. didn’t even occur to me that it wasn’t ok in October!

I know a June not born in June which I do find a bit odd if I'm honest, but it's a lovely name and I keep my opinion to myself!

I knew a child called Summer who was born in March. Still confuses my simple mind

I'm baffled by people who think children have to meet the definition of their name.

Do you think Seren was born on a star? Or Luna on the moon?

I think the idea of naming a child after the month/season they were born in is more odd than just picking a name you like.

My grandmother is June and her birthday is in September. Don’t think anyone expected she was born in June.

I love April and was on our list for DD.

You could call her Avril, then no one would know.........

Lovely name and doesn't matter which month your DD is born

I actually prefer month/season names that are not in the correct month or season. It seems too on the nose! It looks like I’m in the minority so far though!

No one will know, or care, except a few people close to her, what month she was born in.

Absolutely fine, wouldn’t cross my mind to ask April if she was born in April. It’s just a name like any other name and a lovely one too.

I agree. My nana was May, my auntie is June and my niece is April. Guess which months they were born, everyone's been a smart Alec all their lives.

It’s fine. April is a beautiful name.

I wouldn't be a fan of it, I would tend to assume those people are born in that month.

But overall, I don't think it would be a big deal. I might ask her if she was born in that month, but once she said no I probably wouldn't think of it again.

How about Avril? I think that's a lovely name,

Avril is awful. It sounds like Bovril

I know a May who was born in August, also a June who was born in August, and an Avril (April in French) who was born in December- so I would never assume you're born in the month that has the same name.
If you like the name April, go for it.