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months of the year

Month

Derivation

months of the year

Month	Derivation
January	From the Roman month Januarius and named after Janus ― god of doors, gates and new beginnings [31 days]
February	From the Roman month Februarius and named after Februa, festival of purification on the 15th [28 days, and 29 in Leap Years]
March	From the Roman month of Martius and named after Mars, god of war [31 days]
April	From the Roman month Aprilis ― possibly derived from the Latin aperire in reference to the blossoming of spring [30 days]
May	From the Roman month Maius, after Maia, goddess of growth [31 days]
June	From the Roman month Junius and named after Juno, goddess of marriage [30 days]
July	From the Roman month Julius and named after the Emperor Julius Caesar in 44 bc [31 days]
August	From the Roman month Augustus and named after the Emperor Augustus in 8 bc [31 days]
September	7th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin septem (seven) [30 days]
October	8th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin octo (eight) [31 days]
November	9th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin novem (nine) [30 days]
December	10th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin decem (ten) [31 days]

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months of the year

Month	Derivation
January	From the Roman month Januarius and named after Janus ― god of doors, gates and new beginnings [31 days]
February	From the Roman month Februarius and named after Februa, festival of purification on the 15th [28 days, and 29 in Leap Years]
March	From the Roman month of Martius and named after Mars, god of war [31 days]
April	From the Roman month Aprilis ― possibly derived from the Latin aperire in reference to the blossoming of spring [30 days]
May	From the Roman month Maius, after Maia, goddess of growth [31 days]
June	From the Roman month Junius and named after Juno, goddess of marriage [30 days]
July	From the Roman month Julius and named after the Emperor Julius Caesar in 44 bc [31 days]
August	From the Roman month Augustus and named after the Emperor Augustus in 8 bc [31 days]
September	7th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin septem (seven) [30 days]
October	8th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin octo (eight) [31 days]
November	9th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin novem (nine) [30 days]
December	10th month of the early Roman calendar, from the Latin decem (ten) [31 days]

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