Sacred to Juno, Roman queen of gods and protectress of marriage — hence two thousand years of June weddings.
The sixth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, consisting of 30 days.
From Latin 'Iūnius' (mēnsis), the month of June, most likely named in honor of Juno (Iūnō), queen of the Roman gods, goddess of marriage, childbirth, women's welfare, and the celestial cycle. Juno's name is usually derived from PIE *h₂yuh₃en- (young, vital), from the root *h₂yew- (vital force, youthful vigor), the same root that produced Latin 'iuvenis' (young person — hence 'juvenile,' 'rejuvenate'), 'iūs' (law, right — originally sacred force), Sanskrit 'yúvan' (young), and English 'young' and 'youth' (via Proto-Germanic *jungaz). An alternative ancient theory, recorded by Ovid in the 'Fasti,' derives June from 'iūniōrēs' (younger men, junior citizens), contrasting with May's supposed