Origins of Months' Names

Let's know the facts about the origins of twelve months of the year.

                                                      
The first month of the year January was named after the Roman god Janus who is believed to be the god of beginning and changing.

                                                             

The name February belongs to the Italian god Februus. It is also said that this month is named after Februa, a Roman festival of purification. 

  The third month of the year March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war, who is believed to be the guardian of agriculture too.

  

Roman people called this month Aprills, that comes from the Latin word  aperire which means to open. Possibly because in this month the buds begin to open.

   

May is supposed to be named for the Roman  goddess Maiesta, the goddess of honor and regard.

This month is named after the Roman goddess of marriage Juno. The name might also come from the Latin word iuniores , meaning younger ones.

July was named to honor Julius Caesar ,who was born in this month. Julius was a Roman statesman, general and a remarkable author of Latin prose.

August is named after the first Roman emperor Augustus.

   

September comes from the Latin word septem which means seven. September was the seventh month of old Roman calendar.

The tenth month of the year October which is also the month of falls month of falls got its name from the Latin word octo meaning

eight.It was the eighth month of old Roman calendar.

November was the ninth month in the old roman calender and it retained it's name from the Latin word  novem that means nine.

         

The last month of the year December gets its name from the Latin word decem meaning ten and it was the tenth month in ancient Roman calendar.
Hope you enjoyed reading these facts

                                          -Aunt Mary