MySQL MONTHNAME() Function

Return the name of the month for a date:

SELECT MONTHNAME("2017-06-15");

Definition and Usage

The MONTHNAME() function returns the name of the month for a given date.

MONTHNAME(date)

Parameter	Description
date	Required. The date or datetime value to extract the month name from

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Return the name of the month for a date:

SELECT MONTHNAME("2017-06-15 09:34:21");

Return the name of the month for the current system date:

SELECT MONTHNAME(CURDATE());