Avril is the French word for the month of April — from the Latin *Aprilis*, possibly from *aperire* ("to open") for the opening of spring. **Avril Lavigne (born 1984)** — **Canadian singer-songwriter; her 2002 debut album *Let Go* sold over 16 million copies, making her, at age 17, the youngest female solo artist ever to top the UK album chart**. **Over 40 million records sold worldwide**. **"Complicated," "Sk8er Boi," "Girlfriend" (2007 US #1)**. **Eight Grammy nominations; Songwriters Hall of Fame (2022)**. **Founded the Avril Lavigne Foundation in 2010 supporting youth with serious illnesses and disabilities; she was herself diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2014 after a long misdiagnosis**. **Star on the Canadian Walk of Fame (2010)**. **Avril is also a Breton male saint**. **Pamela Anderson's middle name is Denise Avril**.
Subject of countless 2000s pop-punk retrospectives.
Avril reduces to eight — the number of pop-punk queen.