How can I convert an Integer to localized month name in Java?

import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
public String getMonth(int month) {
    return new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths()[month-1];
}

I would use SimpleDateFormat. Someone correct me if there is an easier way to make a monthed calendar though, I do this in code now and I'm not so sure.

import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;


public String formatMonth(int month, Locale locale) {
    DateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("MMMM", locale);
    GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
    calendar.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, 1);
    calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month-1);
    return formatter.format(calendar.getTime());
}

tl;dr

Month                             // Enum class, predefining and naming a dozen objects, one for each month of the year. 
.of( 12 )                         // Retrieving one of the enum objects by number, 1-12. 
.getDisplayName(
    TextStyle.FULL_STANDALONE , 
    Locale.CANADA_FRENCH          // Locale determines the human language and cultural norms used in localizing. 
)

java.time

Since Java 1.8 (or 1.7 & 1.6 with the ThreeTen-Backport) you can use this:

Month.of(integerMonth).getDisplayName(TextStyle.FULL_STANDALONE, locale);

Note that integerMonth is 1-based, i.e. 1 is for January. Range is always from 1 to 12 for January-December (i.e. Gregorian calendar only).

You need to use LLLL for stand-alone month names. this is documented in the SimpleDateFormat documentation, such as:

SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat( "LLLL", Locale.getDefault() );
dateFormat.format( date );