How to get month name from date in Excel?

From the dates below we will find excel month name. In col B the month name will be in short form e.g. JAN, FEB, etc. and in Col C the month name will in full form e.g. January, February, etc.

Month name from date

Month name excel in short form through TEXT Function

Formula is TEXT (value,format_text)

Month name from date

Get month from date excel in the full form:

Month name from date

Using Custom Formatting to get month from date in excel

Short month name from date

Copy the dates to Col B and select the column

Month name from date

Through pressing CTRL+1 bring Format Cells box, select Custom, write MMM in Type box and press OK

Month name from date

Col B filled with Month with short form

Month name from date

Using Custom Formatting to get the month name from dates in full form

Copy the dates to Col C and select the column

Month name from date

Through pressing CTRL+1 bring Format Cells box, select Custom, write MMMM in Type box and press OK

Month name from date

Col C filled with Month name with full form

Month name from date

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