Meaning and Origin
What does the name June mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of June
User Submitted Origins
English
65%
Latin
35%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Sweden says the name June means "Summer month".
- According to a user from Australia, the name June means "A month of year".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name June means "The name June is a feminine name which means'light of god'" and is of English origin.
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun June
The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.
Etymology: L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess
Other Dictionary Sources
- The month following May and preceding July
Wiktionary
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 *yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European *yew- (“vital force, youthful vigor”).
- The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July. Abbreviation: or
- A female given name from English for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.
June was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Middle English, Norwegian, Tagalog, and Tongan