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June

A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century.

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June at a glance

Origin
English
Root meaning
“Juno”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/d͡ʒuːn/, /d͡ʒjuːn/

Etymology

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 *h₂yéwHō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (“vital force, youthful vigor”).

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What does the name June mean?

A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used since the end of the 19th century. Its root means "Juno".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).