Short word for months

Wondering how you abbreviate months of the year or simply the word “month?” You’ve come to the right place to learn.

What Are the Months of the Year

You probably came to this page to learn what the months are in order so here you go:

List of Months in Order

In English-speaking countries, here is a list of months of the year in order:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Comma Separated List of Months in Order

We used our comma separator tool to create this list:

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

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

How Many Days Are in Each Month

1. January – 31 days
2. February – 28 days (29 days during leap years)
3. March – 31 days
4. April – 30 days
5. May – 31 days
6. June – 30 days
7. July – 31 days
8. August – 31 days
9. September – 30 days
10. October – 31 days
11. November – 30 days
12. December – 31 days

How Do You Abbreviate Months of the Year

However, when it comes to the individual months they each have their own abbreviation and they are far more prevalent in day-to-day use. The abbreviations of the twelve months are listed as follows:

Month List	3-Letter Abbreviation	2-Letter Abbreviation
January	Jan.	JA (JY & JN could be confused with June/July)
February	Feb.	FE
March	Mar.	MR
April	Apr.	AP
May	May	MY
June	Jun.	JN
July	Jul.	JL
August	Aug.	AU
September	Sep. or Sept.	SE
October	Oct.	OC
November	Nov.	NV
December	Dec.	DE

The general rule to abbreviate each month is simply to take the first three letters in each one, which makes it easy to remember and to put into practice.

Two exceptions technically exist, the first being May which is only three letters long and as such arguably has no abbreviation. And then there is September, which can be abbreviated as Sep, but is also abbreviated often as Sept. which has four letters instead.

All in all, the three-letter rule works perfectly fine for all months and should be kept in mind.

When to Use the Abbreviations

Abbreviations, as a rule, are only meant to be used when it’s important to save space or avoid constant repetition. What this means is that the above abbreviations will likely see use mainly when it comes to newspaper headers, printed articles, specialized reports with extensive length and presentation cards. Any context where saving space is relevant will make a great place to use the abbreviation.

Additionally due to their importance when it comes to dates and times the abbreviation of the months can be common in calendars and any sort of displays that give the date, like those found in clocks and phones.

Additionally, certain style guides have very specific rules for abbreviating months. These rules for MLA and APA include:

• MLA: All months are abbreviated as above, except for May, June, and July, which are spelled out in full. Abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
• APA: Spell out the month completely. Avoid abbreviations when possible.

Some Examples of When to Use Abbreviations

• The company expects to see increased profits between Apr. and Jun.
• Dec. 24th is an important date all over the world.

About the Word Month

How Do You Abbreviate the Word Month

The short form of month is usually abbreviated as MTH, however as the purpose of an abbreviation is to save on space and month itself isn’t too long of a word it’s rare to see this form used. MTH is usually relegated to small displays particularly in clocks and calendars.

The abbreviations of “month” are:

• mth (plural mths)
• mo/mos (MLA style)
• m’th
• m-th
• mo. (plural mos.)

Definition of Month

A month is defined as a period of roughly four weeks, which makes up one of the twelve periods that form a year.

Due to the various differences in the exact amount of days each month has there isn’t a meaning based on a specific length, but the main factor in the definition is always the notion that a month makes up roughly one twelfth of the year.

Synonyms for Month

Technically speaking the word, the word month doesn’t have a synonym, and neither do the individual months of the year. This is largely because they are proper nouns, and that’s the only word required to refer to the concepts.

Based on the context it might be possible to use words such as Date, Past or Weeks as replacements for month. But in these cases it’ll be more due to the associated context of the phrase, not because they are direct synonyms of the word month.

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What Are the Spanish Months? Spanish Months in Order

List of Spanish Months

enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre

Table of Spanish Months

Spanish Month	English Month
enero	January
febrero	February
marzo	March
abril	April
mayo	May
junio	June
julio	July
agosto	August
septiembre	September
octubre	October
noviembre	November
diciembre	December

What Are the German Months? German Months in Order

List of German Months

Januar
Februar
März
April
Mai
Juni
Juli
August
September
Oktober
November
Dezember

Table of German Months

German Month	English Month
Januar	January
Februar	February
März	March
April	April
Mai	May
Juni	June
Juli	July
August	August
September	September
Oktober	October
November	November
Dezember	December

What Are the French Months? French Months in Order

List of French Months

janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
aout
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre

Table of French Months

French Month	English Month
janvier	January
février	February
mars	March
avril	April
mai	May
juin	June
juillet	July
aout	August
septembre	September
octobre	October
novembre	November
décembre	December

What Are the Italian Months? Italian Months in Order

List of Italian Months

gennaio
febbraio
marzo
aprile
maggio
giugno
luglio
agosto
settembre
ottobre
novembre
dicembre

Table of Italian Months

Italian Month	English Month
gennaio	January
febbraio	February
marzo	March
aprile	April
maggio	May
giugno	June
luglio	July
agosto	August
settembre	September
ottobre	October
novembre	November
dicembre	December

What Are the Arabic Months? Arabic Month List

Here is a list of Hijri, Arabic months you can copy:

Muharram
Safar
Rabi I
Rabi II
Jumada I
Jumada II
Rajab
Shaaban
Ramadan
Shawwal
Dhu al-Qidah
Dhu al-Hijjah

What Are the Hindi Months? Hindi Month List

The Hindu calendar is a multi-dimensional way of structuring time, combining information about lunar days, solar days, lunar months, and solar months.

Here is a list of the Hindu calendar months in order:

Months Name in English	Months Names in Hindi (Hindu Calendar)	Months in Devanagari
January	पौष – माघ	जनवरी
February	माघ – फाल्गुन	फरवरी
March	फाल्गुन – चैत्र	मार्च
April	चैत्र- वैशाख	अप्रैल
May	वैशाख- ज्येष्ठ	मई
June	ज्येष्ठ – आषाढ़	जून
July	आषाढ़- श्रावण	जुलाई
August	श्रावण – भाद्रपद	अगस्त
September	भाद्रपद – आश्विन	सितम्बर
October	आश्विन – कार्तिक	अक्टूबर
November	कार्तिक – मार्गशीर्ष (अगहन)	नवम्बर
December	मार्गशीर्ष – पौष	दिसम्बर

What Are the Solar Months in Astrology

Solar Month	Dates in Gregorian Calendar
Libra	September 23 – October 22
Scorpio	October 23 – November 21
Sagittarius	November 22 – December 21
Capricorn	December 22 – January 19
Aquarius	January 20 – February 18
Pisces	February 19 – March 20
Aries	March 21 – April 19
Taurus	April 20 – May 20
Gemini	May 21 – June 20
Cancer	June 21 – July 22
Leo	July 23 – August 22
Virgo	August 23 – September 22

Sources:

• https://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/articles/standard-month-and-days-of-the-week-abbreviations.html
• https://www.aresearchguide.com/monthdayabb.html
• https://www.saralstudy.com/blog/12-months-of-the-year-in-hindi-and-english/

How do you abbreviate months? There is one common way to abbreviate months.

It is,

• mos.

For example,

• 3 mos.

The singular abbreviation of months is mo.

When to Use This Abbreviation

This is a very common abbreviation that is used in shorthand writing, note taking, meeting minutes, etc. It is also common to see it in headlines or newspaper titles where space is a concern.

Outside of these kinds of situations, months would be spelled out in general prose.

What Does Months Mean?

Definition of Months: Months is defined as each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divide.

For example,

• The first year runs from the months of April 1 through May 30th

The word months functions as a noun in the sentence.

Outside Examples of Months

• All polls are completely fictional: Of course, all the polls are all wrong because polling is completely made up, and the conspiracy runs so deep that even Breitbart has been on it. –USA Today

• Since Britain’s vote in June to quit the European Union its government has promise to repeatedly to make a success of withdrawal, known as Brexit. More than two months later, however, it still cannot say how. –New York Times

Summary: Months Abbreviation

There is one common abbreviation of months: mos. The singular abbreviation is mo.

Contents

• 1 When to Use This Abbreviation
• 2 What Does Months Mean?
• 3 Outside Examples of Months
• 4 Summary: Months Abbreviation