January

• Jan, Jan., JAN (abbreviation)

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒæn.jə.ɹi/ or as US
• (US) enPR: jănʹyo͞o-ĕr'ē, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌæɹi/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʉˌeːɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒæn.jəɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒæn.ɹi/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒan.jʉuˌəɹi/
  • (Dublin) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌwəɹi/
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒanwəri/, /ˈdʒan(j)ʊwəri/, /dʒən(ə)wəˈri/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌwɛəɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒɪnəˌweɪɹi/^[1]
• (US) Hyphenation: Jan‧u‧ary^[2]
• (UK) Hyphenation: Janu‧ary

January (plural Januaries or Januarys)

2. The first month of the Gregorian calendar, following the December of the previous year and preceding February.

   Alternative forms: Jan, Jan., JAN, 1

   Synonym: (Quakerism) First Month

   Holonyms: calendar year; year

   Comeronyms: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

   01/01/09 : Thursday, 1st January(,) 2009.

   American style: Thursday, January 1st, 2009.

   I hate Januarys: it's always too cold.

   • 2020 June 30, Sophie Atkinson, “Andy Warhol’s Secrets for Surviving Isolation”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 4 November 2020:

     I get sick a lot in the winter, so I spent this past January as I’ve spent many Januaries before it — in bed with a standard-issue flu.

   • 2021 December 13, Amir Vera, “Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department”, in CNN‎^[3], archived from the original on 27 March 2022:

     The Louisville Metro Police Department terminated Detective Myles Cosgrove in January for use of deadly force for firing 16 rounds into Taylor’s home and failing to activate his body camera, according to a copy of his termination letter.

3. (rare) A female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].
   • 2011, Michael Schofield, January First:

     “Hi, January!” Lynn calls. “Happy birthday!”

• Janus

Borrowed from English January, from Middle English Januarie, from Janevere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin Iānuārius, from Iānus (“Janus”) + -ārius. Doublet of Enero.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒanjuˈaɾi/ [d͡ʒɐnˈɲwaː.ɾɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /djanjuˈaɾi/ [d̪jɐn̪.jʊˈaː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: Jan‧ua‧ry

January (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜌᜓᜏᜇᜒ)

1. a female given name from English
2. a male given name from English