diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 939c0bb..8fc7e6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ class App extends Component {
             console.log(date);
             this.setState({ date: date, selectedDate: formatDate(date) });
           }}
+          localizedMonths={                 // default is the english options
+            0: 'January',
+            1: 'February',
+            2: 'March',
+            3: 'April',
+            4: 'May',
+            5: 'June',
+            6: 'July',
+            7: 'August',
+            8: 'September',
+            9: 'October',
+            10: 'November',
+            11: 'December'
+          }
           ids={                             // optional
             {
               year: 'select-year',
@@ -198,6 +212,20 @@ class App extends Component {
             this.setState({ month });
             console.log(month);
           }}
+          localizedMonths={         // default is the english options
+            0: 'January',
+            1: 'February',
+            2: 'March',
+            3: 'April',
+            4: 'May',
+            5: 'June',
+            6: 'July',
+            7: 'August',
+            8: 'September',
+            9: 'October',
+            10: 'November',
+            11: 'December'
+          }
           id={'month'}
           name={'month'}
           classes={'classes'}
diff --git a/src/date-dropdown.component.tsx b/src/date-dropdown.component.tsx
index a48fbb8..e8b266b 100644
--- a/src/date-dropdown.component.tsx
+++ b/src/date-dropdown.component.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface IProps {
     onDayChange?: Function;
     onYearChange?: Function;
     onDateChange?: Function;
+    localizedMonths?: Object;
     ids?: {
         year?: string;
         month?: string;
@@ -143,8 +144,10 @@ export class DropdownDate extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     generateMonthOptions() {
-        const { classes, options, defaultValues } = this.props;
+        const { classes, options, defaultValues, localizedMonths } = this.props;
         const { startMonth, endMonth, startYear, endYear, selectedYear } = this.state;
+        let localizedMonthOptions = (localizedMonths && Object.entries(localizedMonths).length > 0) ? localizedMonths : monthByNumber;
+
         let months = [];
 
         if (selectedYear === startYear && selectedYear === endYear) {
@@ -158,21 +161,21 @@ export class DropdownDate extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             for (let i = startMonth; i <= 11; i++) {
                 months.push({
                     value: i,
-                    month: monthByNumber[i]
+                    month: localizedMonthOptions[i]
                 });
             }
         } else if (selectedYear === endYear) {
             for (let i = 0; i <= endMonth; i++) {
                 months.push({
                     value: i,
-                    month: monthByNumber[i]
+                    month: localizedMonthOptions[i]
                 });
             }
         } else {
             for (let i = 0; i <= 11; i++) {
                 months.push({
                     value: i,
-                    month: monthByNumber[i]
+                    month: localizedMonthOptions[i]
                 });
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/month-picker.component.tsx b/src/month-picker.component.tsx
index a90b6cd..f94e2d9 100644
--- a/src/month-picker.component.tsx
+++ b/src/month-picker.component.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ interface IProps {
     name?: string;
     classes?: string;
     optionClasses?: string;
+    localizedMonths?: Object;
 }
 
 interface IState {
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ interface IState {
 export class MonthPicker extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
     renderMonthOptions = () => {
-        const { endYearGiven, year, numeric, caps, short, optionClasses, defaultValue } = this.props;
+        const { endYearGiven, year, numeric, caps, short, optionClasses, defaultValue, localizedMonths } = this.props;
         const today = new Date();
         let months = [];
         let month = 11;
+        let localizedMonthOptions = (localizedMonths && Object.entries(localizedMonths).length > 0) ? localizedMonths : monthByNumber;
         if (!endYearGiven) {
             if (year && parseInt(year.toString()) === today.getFullYear()) {
                 month = today.getMonth();
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ export class MonthPicker extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             }
         } else {
             for (let i = 0; i <= month; ++i) {
-                months.push(monthByNumber[i]);
+                months.push(localizedMonthOptions[i]);
             }
             if (caps) {
                 months = months.map((month) => { return month.toUpperCase(); });