June
nounThe sixth month of the year, following May and preceding July.
How to spell june
4 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce june
What does june mean?
- nounThe sixth month of the year, following May and preceding July.
June in a sentence
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The summer term ends in late june every year.
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Their wedding is booked for the first weekend of june.
Where does june come from?
Language of origin: Latin
The name June comes from the Latin Junius, which the Romans used for the sixth month of their calendar. The most widely repeated explanation links it to Juno, the queen of the Roman gods and the goddess of marriage and childbirth, which is one reason June has long been considered a favourable month for weddings. An alternative ancient view connected it instead to iuniores, meaning 'younger men', pairing it with May, which some associated with maiores, the 'elders'. The word reached English through Old French Juin and was reshaped over time toward its Latin original, settling into the modern spelling June by the later medieval period. Because the name is simply a proper noun carried over almost unchanged, its short spelling rarely causes trouble, though the silent final 'e' is the one detail worth remembering.
How the word is built
- June (from Latin Junius, the month name, traditionally linked to the goddess Juno)
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