Who named Months?

Published by TDP on February 22, 2020

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Month	Origin of it’s name
January	Janus, the Roman god of beginnings.
February	Februa, an ancient Roman festival of purification held on February 15.
March	Latin word Mārtius, meaning “of Mars,” as in, the Roman god of war.
April	Latin name is aprīlis, which is related to the Latin word aperīre, meaning “to open,” a reference to the blooming flowers of spring.
May	Maia, the Roman goddess of fertility.
June	Juno, the queen of the Roman gods.
July	Jūlius in honor of Julius Caesar.
August	Caesar’s grandnephew, the emperor Augustus.
September	Septem, the Latin word for “seven.”
October	Latin word octō means “eight.”
November	Latin, novem means “nine.”
December	Latin word for 10, which is decem.