Excel Formulas to Find the Month Name From the Date ~ Quick Tricks!!
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Published: 2021-05-19 02:56:49

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title: Excel Formulas to Find the Month Name From the Date ~ Quick Tricks!!
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In the previous post, we have learned **[how to get the month from the date in Excel](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-extract-the-month-from-date/)**. Suppose you have to find out the month’s full name from the given date, how could you find it? Here we will show the formula to **get the month name from the date in Excel**. Let’s get into this article!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Get month name from date](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Get-month-name-from-date.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-find-the-month-name-from-the-date/get-month-name-from-date/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43682">Get month name from date</figcaption>

## General Formula:

- To get the month name from a date as text, you can use the below formula.

**=[TEXT](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-text-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)(date,”mmmm”)**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **TEXT** – In Excel, the [**TEXT Function**](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-text-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/) converts a number to text in the given format.
- **Date**  – It specifies the input values from your worksheet.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.

## Example:

Let’s consider the below example image.

- First, we will enter the input dates in **Column B**.
- Now we are going to find out the month name from the given date.

![Input Range](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Input-Range-20.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43683">Input Range</figcaption>

- Select any cell and type the above-given formula.

![Enter the formula](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Enter-the-formula-56.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43685">Enter the formula</figcaption>

- Finally, press  **ENTER**  to get the result out, if you need, drag the fill handle over range to apply the formula.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Result-53.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-43684">Result</figcaption>

## Closure:

From this tutorial, you can get some clarification on how to **find out the month’s name from the given date in Excel**. Hope you like it. If you have any **questions** , feel free to **comment**.

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- **[Excel Formulas to Find the Earliest Latest Dates From the Given Range!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-find-the-earliest-latest-dates-from-the-given-range/)**
- **[How to Enter Today’s Date With Time in Excel? Using Shortcuts!!](https://geekexcel.com/enter-todays-date-with-time-excel/)**
- **[Excel Formulas to Calculate the Days Before a Certain Date!!](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-calculate-the-days-before-a-certain-date/)**