diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
index a1f197ec46..459c201ae2 100644
--- a/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ use core::str::FromStr;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", test))]
 use std::error::Error;
 
-use div::{div_floor, mod_floor};
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std", test))]
 use naive::{NaiveDate, NaiveTime};
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std", test))]
 use offset::{FixedOffset, Offset};
 #[cfg(any(feature = "alloc", feature = "std", test))]
-use {Datelike, Month, Timelike, Weekday};
-use {ParseMonthError, ParseWeekdayError};
+use {Datelike, Timelike};
+use {Month, ParseMonthError, ParseWeekdayError, Weekday};
 
 pub use self::parse::parse;
 pub use self::parsed::Parsed;
@@ -421,6 +420,7 @@ fn format_inner<'a>(
         ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday"];
 
     use core::fmt::Write;
+    use div::{div_floor, mod_floor};
 
     match *item {
         Item::Literal(s) | Item::Space(s) => result.push_str(s),
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4a383d92cb..7cebccfaf5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1020,6 +1020,30 @@ impl Month {
             Month::December => 12,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get the name of the month
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use chrono::Month;
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(Month::January.name(), "January")
+    /// ```
+    pub fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match *self {
+            Month::January => "January",
+            Month::February => "February",
+            Month::March => "March",
+            Month::April => "April",
+            Month::May => "May",
+            Month::June => "June",
+            Month::July => "July",
+            Month::August => "August",
+            Month::September => "September",
+            Month::October => "October",
+            Month::November => "November",
+            Month::December => "December",
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl num_traits::FromPrimitive for Month {
@@ -1070,18 +1094,20 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ParseMonthError {
         write!(f, "ParseMonthError {{ .. }}")
     }
 }
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 mod month_serde {
     use super::Month;
     use serdelib::{de, ser};
-    use std::fmt;
+
+    use core::fmt;
 
     impl ser::Serialize for Month {
         fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
         where
             S: ser::Serializer,
         {
-            serializer.serialize_str(&format!("{:?}", self))
+            serializer.collect_str(self.name())
         }
     }
 
@@ -1459,12 +1485,12 @@ fn test_num_days_from_ce_against_alternative_impl() {
         let mid_year = jan1_year + Duration::days(133);
         assert_eq!(mid_year.num_days_from_ce(), num_days_from_ce(&mid_year), "on {:?}", mid_year);
     }
+}
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_month_enum_succ_pred() {
-        assert_eq!(Month::January.succ(), Month::February);
-        assert_eq!(Month::December.succ(), Month::January);
-        assert_eq!(Month::January.pred(), Month::December);
-        assert_eq!(Month::February.pred(), Month::January);
-    }
+#[test]
+fn test_month_enum_succ_pred() {
+    assert_eq!(Month::January.succ(), Month::February);
+    assert_eq!(Month::December.succ(), Month::January);
+    assert_eq!(Month::January.pred(), Month::December);
+    assert_eq!(Month::February.pred(), Month::January);
 }