September
Meaning
- The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October. Abbreviations: Sep or Sep., Sept or Sept.
- A female or male given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛpˈtɛmbə/
Etymology
From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin september (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.
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