January

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒanjʊ(ə)ri/

noun (plural Januaries)

  • the first month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the second month of winter: Sophie was two in January last January my grandmother died

Origin:

Old English, from Latin Januarius (mensis) '(month) of Janus' (see Janus), the Roman god who presided over doors and beginnings