June

Meaning

1. The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July. Abbreviation: Jun or Jun.
2. A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.

Synonyms

July

month

August

birthdate

calendar month

February

March

October

September

jun.

May

june

April

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒuːn/

Etymology

From Middle English June, june, re-Latinised variants of earlier Middle English Juyn, juyng, from Old French juing, juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“Juno”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).

Sentences

The primary election will be held in June .

It bears dark or light pink flowers in June and July .

Their parody of " Baby It's Cold Outside ", recorded with June Carter , became a hit .