June — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

   Synonyms

   Sixth Month

   Examples

   Holonyms: calendar year; year

   this glad June day

   More examples (2)

   'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

   Direct investment liabilities, a measure of FDI reflected in a country’s balance of payments, fell to just $4.9 billion in the April to June months, down 87% from a year earlier, according to data published by SAFE last month. That was the lowest amount in any quarter since records began in 1998.

2. 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.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   Her parents were old, really old. That's why they'd given her such an old-fashioned name. June, because she was born in June. If she'd been born in November would they have called her November? June was a name for women in sitcoms and soap operas, the name of women who knit with synthetic wool and follow recipes that use cornflakes, not the name of a thirty-year-old with a ring in her nose ('Oh, June'.)

Proper noun

1. A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father.

   Examples

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:June.

Noun

1. the month following May and preceding July

   Broader terms

   Gregorian calendar month