The months of the year used with the Gregorian calendar in the Ukrainian language differ from the original Latin month names:
| No. | English name | Ukrainian name | Transliteration | Ukrainian meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Січень | Sičen' | month of cutting (chopping wood, or biting frost) |
| 2 | February | Лютий | Ljutyj | cruel or frosty |
| 3 | March | Березень | Berezen' | month of the bereza (birch) |
| 4 | April | Квітень | Kviten' | month of flowering |
| 5 | May | Травень | Traven' | month of grass |
| 6 | June | Червень | Červen' | red month, meaning month when berries ripe and become red |
| 7 | July | Липень | Lypen' | month of the lipa (linden tree) |
| 8 | August | Серпень | Serpen' | month of the sickle |
| 9 | September | Вересень | Veresen' | month of heather |
| 10 | October | Жовтень | Žovten' | yellow month |
| 11 | November | Листопад | Lystopad | falling leaves |
| 12 | December | Грудень | Hruden' | month of frozen clods |