January

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.
A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæn.jə.ɹi/ jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌæɹi/ en-us-January.ogg /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʉˌeːɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæn.jəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæn.ɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒan.jʉuˌəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌwəɹi/ /ˈdʒanwəri/ /ˈdʒan(j)ʊwəri/ /dʒən(ə)wəˈri/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌwɛəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌweɪɹi/

Word forms

January Januaries Januarys Jan Jan.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der. Latin iānus Latin Iānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -arius Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January From Middle English Januarie, januari, re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere, Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), a compound of Iānus ("Janus") + -ārius (adjectival suffix), with the first element perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *yeh₂- (“to go”). Doublet of Gennaro.

Synonyms

First Month

Related words

Janus Jan Jan. mul:1 February March April May June July August September October November December

Derived words

Black January Dry January Januarily January 6 January Club January disease January effect January Events January indicator January King January Massacre January Rebellion January sales January term January thaw January Uprising May and January mid-January

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