MySQL MONTHNAME() Function

The MySQL MONTHNAME() function returns the full name of the month (January, February, ... December) of a given date or datetime value.

Syntax

MONTHNAME(datetime)

Parameters

datetime Required. Specify a date or datetime value from which to extract the full month name.

Return Value

Returns the full name of the month of a given date or datetime value.

Example 1:

The example below shows the usage of MONTHNAME() function.

mysql> SELECT MONTHNAME('2018-08-18');
Result: 'August'

mysql> SELECT MONTHNAME('2018-08-18 10:38:42');
Result: 'August'

mysql> SELECT MONTHNAME('2018-08-18 10:38:42.000004');
Result: 'August'

mysql> SELECT MONTHNAME('2014-10-25');
Result: 'October'

mysql> SELECT MONTHNAME(CURDATE());
Result: 'November'

Example 2:

Consider a database table called Orders with the following records:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34

The statement given below can be used to get the full name of the month of records of column OrderTime:

SELECT *, MONTHNAME(OrderTime) AS MONTHNAME_Value FROM Orders;

This will produce the result as shown below:

OrderQuantity	Price	OrderTime	MONTHNAME_Value
100	1.58	2017-08-18 10:38:42	August
120	1.61	2018-03-23 07:14:16	March
125	1.78	2018-09-12 05:25:56	September
50	1.80	2019-01-16 11:52:05	January
200	1.72	2020-02-06 09:31:34	February

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