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March.

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɑːtʃ/Received-Pronunciation/mɑɹt͡ʃ/US/mɐːtʃ/Australia, New-Zealand/maɾtʃ/Scotland

  1. The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

    uncountable · usually

  2. A surname from Middle English for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche).

    uncountable · usually

  3. A male given name from English.

    uncommon · uncountable · usually

  4. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

    uncountable · usually

  5. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4196).

    uncountable · usually

  6. A municipality near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

    uncountable · usually

  7. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States.

    uncountable · usually

  8. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States, named after the month.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *Māwortis? Proto-Italic *Māmart-? Old Latin Māvors Latin Mārs Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Mārtius Latin mārtius Old French mars Anglo-Norman marchebor. Middle English March English March From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

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