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July.

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/d͡ʒʊˈlaɪ/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒuˈlaɪ/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒəˈlaɪ/General-American
  1. The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

  2. A female given name from English.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Latin *Ioviliosder.? Ancient Greek ἴουλος (íoulos)der.? Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

name
  1. A surname from French.

Where this word comes from

A translation of the French surname Juillet.

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