Matthew vs April - What's the difference?
matthew | april |
of biblical origin.
* 1771 , The Expedition of Humphry Clinker , Harper&Brothers 1836, page 231:
* 1979 , Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
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(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. Abbreviation: Apr' or '
* 1845 , Robert Browning, Home-Thoughts From Abroad :
for somebody born in April; used since early 20th century.
* 1947 , Hilda Laurence, Death of a Doll , page 27:
As a noun april is
april.matthew
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Alternative forms
* (rare) * (biblical abbreviations)Proper noun
(en proper noun) (Gospel of Matthew)- - - - My name is Matthew' Bramble, at your service. The truth is, I have a foolish pique at the name of ' Matthew , because it savours of those canting hypocrites, who in Cromwell's time, christened all their children by names taken from the Scripture."
- People with incorruptible names like Matthew' are always calling people named Charles, Charlie. I wish my folks had named me ' Matthew . Matt is the worst that can be made of it.
- And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew , sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
See also
* Matthew principleapril
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Proper noun
(Aprils)- Oh, to be in England
- Now that April ’s there
- I'm April' Hooper. That sounds silly, the '''April''' part, but my mother was English and she always said there was nothing prettier than an English ' April .