March

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.
  2. (uncountable, usually) A surname from Middle English for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche).
  3. (uncommon, uncountable, usually) A male given name from English.
  4. (uncountable, usually) A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196).
  5. (uncountable, usually) A municipality near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
  6. (uncountable, usually) An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. (uncountable, usually) An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States, named after the month.

Synonyms

month
A2
February
C1
Mar
C2
August
B2
birthdate
calendar month
journal
C1
July
B2
June
B2
October
B2
rotten
B2
September
B2

mar.

May
A1
April
B1
Translations

mars
marzo
März
marzo
maart
março
març
mart

Μάρτιος

març

Martius

مارس

Μάρτης

adar

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɑːt͡ʃ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
March
In summary

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

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