January

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January

/ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒæn.jə.ɹi/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/ US
/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌæɹi/ US
/ˈd͡ʒæn.jʉˌeːɹi/ Australia
/ˈd͡ʒæn.jəɹi/ Australia
/ˈd͡ʒæn.ɹi/ Australia
/ˈd͡ʒan.jʉuˌəɹi/ Ireland
/ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌwəɹi/
/ˈdʒanwəri/ South Asia
/ˈdʒan(j)ʊwəri/ South Asia
/dʒən(ə)wəˈri/ South Asia
/ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌwɛəɹi/ obsolete
/ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌweɪɹi/ obsolete

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Januaries · Januarys · Jan · Jan. · JAN

The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February. Holonyms: calendar year; year
Similar: First Month
rare A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]. “Hi, January!” Lynn calls. “Happy birthday!”

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jan, june, september, april, july, november, december, october, february, month, mid-january, jun, canon, march, preferably, preference

Translations

Every language

name first month of the Gregorian calendar

Español	enero
한국어	일월 irwol, 1월 1wol, 정월 jeong'wol
日本語	一月 ichigatsu, 睦月 mutsuki
中文	一月 yīyuè, 元月 yuányuè
हिन्दी	जनवरी janvarī
Kiswahili	Januari
Português	janeiro
Français	janvier
Deutsch	Januar, Hartung
Italiano	gennaio
Ελληνικά	Ιανουάριος Ianouários, Γενάρης Genáris
Română	ianuarie, gerar, cărindar
Русский	янва́рь janvárʹ
Tiếng Việt	tháng giêng, tháng một
العربية	يَنَايِر yanāyir, كَانُون اَلثَّانِي kānūn aṯ-ṯānī
עברית	יָנוּאָר yánuar

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@misc{january_2026,
  title = {January},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/january},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}