December

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year.
• A female given name from English.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• mid-December

Origin

• From Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december, from Latin decem; + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.