The correct pronunciation of “January” is “jan-you-wary”, with the emphasis on the second syllable. The word is derived from the Latin word “Januarius”, which was named after the Roman god Janus. Janus was the god of beginnings and endings, and January was the first month of the Roman calendar.
The pronunciation of “January” has remained relatively unchanged over time. The word was first recorded in English in the 14th century, and it has been pronounced in the same way ever since.
