June

Meaning

Proper Noun

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

Origin

• 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, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu ("vital force, youthful vigor").