September as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of September

What is the meaning of the name September ?

The baby name September is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /sɛpˈtɛmbər/ (SEP-tem-ber).

September is Latin in Origin.

September is an English word-name taken from the month, ultimately from Latin September/Septembris, built on septem “seven” with the month-forming suffix -bris; it denoted the seventh month in the early Roman calendar before later reforms shifted it to ninth. The name carries associations of harvest, crisp autumn light, and new beginnings in the school year in many cultures.

As a given name, September is rare but has seen modest modern use in the English-speaking world, part of the trend toward calendar and nature names; it is unisex but more common for girls. International variants reflect the month’s name: Septembre (French), Settembre (Italian), Septiembre (Spanish), Setembro (Portuguese), and September in German, Dutch, and Swedish; Swahili has Septemba. Nicknames and short forms include Sep, Tem, Em/Emmy, and Ember. Related numeric names include Septimus and Septima, echoing the root meaning “seventh.”