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description: "Learn more about: Date.MonthName"
title: "Date.MonthName"
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# Date.MonthName

## Syntax

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Date.MonthName(<b>date</b> as any, optional <b>culture</b> as nullable text) as nullable text
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## About

Returns the name of the month component for the provided `date`. An optional `culture` may also be provided (for example, "en-US").

## Example 1

Get the month name.

**Usage**

```powerquery-m
Date.MonthName(#datetime(2011, 12, 31, 5, 0, 0), "en-US")
```

**Output**

`"December"`
