Friday, June 24, 2011

Origin of Month names

  • January : The first month of the Gregorian calendar. Named after Janus, the Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings, and endings. 
  • March : The third month of the Gregorian calendar. Named after Mars, the Roman god of war.
  • May : The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar. Possibly from the Roman goddess Maia, wife of Vulcan.
  • June : The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar. Possibly named after Juno, the queen of the gods in Roman mythology
  • July : from Julius Ceaser
  • August : Month of August after Octavius Caesar, Julius Caesar's nephew who rechristened himself "Augustus"
  • September : Latin septa = 7
  • October : Latin octa = 8
  • November : Latin nova = 9
  • December : Latin deca = 10

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