I know that the NSDateformatter suite of functionality is a boon for mankind, but at the same time it is very confusing to me. I hope you can help me out.
NSUInteger i = ;
NSDateFormatter *df = [NSDateFormatter new];
// change locale if the standard is not what you want
NSArray *monthNames = [df standaloneMonthSymbols];
NSString *monthName = [monthNames objectAtIndex:(i - 1)];
[df release];