june
Verbjunes, juning, juned
Formsjunes, juning, juned
- 1The sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, coming between May and July, and the month of the northern solstice.
The couple set their wedding for the second Saturday in June.
Profits fell in the April to June quarter, the company reported.
UsageAlways written with a capital J. Use in June, but on June 5.
- 2To rush, moving or acting in a hurry.
Similarhurry, rush, dash, hasten
Oppositedawdle
Note
A piece of Southern US slang that has since gone out of fashion. Outside the South, a listener may well be puzzled, so hurry or rush is the safer choice in general writing. Unlike the month, the verb is written lowercase, and its forms are regular: junes, juning, juned.
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Origin
From Middle English June, a re-Latinized form of earlier Juyn, from Old French juin, from Latin iūnius, the month of the goddess Juno. Juno's name is perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō, from *h₂óyu ("vital force, youthful vigor").
Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 7 facts
- June comes from Middle English June, a re-Latinized form of earlier Juyn. en.wiktionary.org
- Middle English Juyn comes from Old French juin. en.wiktionary.org
- Old French juin comes from Latin iūnius. en.wiktionary.org
- The Latin month name derives from the goddess Juno's name. en.wiktionary.org
- Juno's name may derive from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. en.wiktionary.org
- Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō derives from *h₂óyu. en.wiktionary.org
- The proposed root *h₂óyu is glossed as vital force or youthful vigor. en.wiktionary.org