General Knowledge - Names of months

The names of months in English come from Latin words.

Month	Latin Word	About
January	Januarius	this month was dedicated to Janus, the Roman god of doors. Janus had 2 faces, 1 looking back at the old year and the other looking forward to the new year.
February	Februarius - Februa	was the Roman purification festival, which took place at this time of year.
March	Martius - from Mars	the Roman god of war.
April	Aprilis - from aperire,	Latin for open, because plants begin to open during this month.
May	Maius -  comes from Maia,	the Roman goddess of growth & increase.
June	Junius - Juno	either from a Roman family name Junius, which means young, or after the goddess Juno.
July	Julius  - after Julius Caesar.	This month was named in Caesar's honour by Mark Antony in 44 BC. Previously this month was called Quintilis from the word quintus, five, as it was 5th month in Roman calendar.
August	Augustus	named in 8 BC in honour of Emperor Augustus.
September	septem	seven, because it was the 7th month in the Roman calendar.
October	octo	8(as in octopus) the 8th  month in the Roman calendar.
November	novem	9,the 9th month in the Roman calendar.
December	decem,	ten, the 10th month in the Roman calendar.