June

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːn/

The English word “June” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

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”).

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