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Etymology

From Middle English jun, june, re-Latinized from Middle English juyng, from Old French juing, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Iuno (“‘Juno’”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *juwngkos, from *yeu- (“‘vital force, youthful vigor’”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Singular June

Plural countable and uncountable; Junes

June (countable and uncountable; plural Junes)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • bird of June
  • Glorious First of June
  • June-apple
  • Juneberry
  • June beetle
  • June Bootids
  • June bug
  • June cold
  • June Days
  • June Days Uprising
  • June drop
  • June gloom
  • June grass
  • June List
  • June Movement

 

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