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Origins Of The Names Of The Calendar


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#1 Saint_Michael

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 12:35 AM

Well I was curious how the months where named so I did a little research which I will talk to you all about.


January- Named After Janusthe god of doors and gateways in Roman mythology.

.:History and Info for January.:.

February- Named for the Roman god Februus, the god of purification.

.:History and info for February:.

March- Named after the Roman god of war "Martius" or "Aries" (greek myth).

.:History and Info for March:.

April- when I read this I was huh. so here is the complete origin of the name of april:

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The derivation of the name (Latin aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (opening) for spring. Since all the Roman months were named in honour of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite, or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus

.:History and info for April:.

May- Named after Maia greek goddes of fertility.

.:History and Info for May:.

June- named after the roman goddes juno or her greek name Hera (mother of the gods).

.:History and info for June

July- Named after the Roman Emporer Julius Caeser who was born on this month when it was called Quintilis or 5th month in latin.

.:History and info on July:.

August- Named after the Roman Emperor Augustus. But their is a little hisotry lesson to why both july and august have 31 days back to back. Because Augustus wanted as many days as his uncle Julius Caeser.

.:History and info for August:.

September- Named after it latin orgins "septem" or seven since it was the seventh month of the roman calendar.

.:History and info for September:.

October- named after its latin origins "octo" or eight, since it was the eighth month in the roman calendar.

.:History and Info for October:.

November- Named after its latin orgins "novem" or nine since it was the ninth month in the roman calendar.

.:history and info for November:.

December- Named after its latin orgins "decem" meaning 10 since it was the tenth month in the roman calender.

.:history and info for December:.

So their you go now you know the origins of the names of the calendar that we use today.

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 01:36 AM

hmm. thanks for the infomation. AHHA.. i have always wonder about that. How could october (the 10th month in our calender) have a prefix oct. which mean eight. AHAH. thanks for the cleaification =P

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 02:24 AM

Very interesting. I knew some came from gods but I didn't know about the ones from the Roman calendar. Good to know. I will probably be learning about it sometime in history I am sure. Now I can show off :D

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 08:20 AM

Wow I didn't know they came from latin numbers.. I only knew that one about July who was made for Julius Caeser.. Thanks Saint_Michael for making me smarter in this theme :D

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Posted 26 December 2005 - 04:32 PM

hehe i know latin. but i also though one of the months was named after justinian. o well, good to know

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Posted 30 December 2005 - 12:59 PM

That's quite interresting, I have never actually thought about why the months are named like they are...

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Posted 30 December 2005 - 07:36 PM

I also studied two yeras of latin and knew this in part, but of course not with so much information. There were ten months and July and August were inserted later because of emperorīs desires... a bit of egocentrism here, I think :D

I love to know details about ancient culture and mithology, so thanks for those links.

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Posted 30 December 2005 - 08:39 PM

wow, thanks for the list. Was interested in this.

I knew that there were only 10 months in the Roman times and knew that each month originated from a Roman god or goddess of some kind, although I wasn't sure on how each month was given it's name (which God/Goddess was responsible) (I only knew about 2 or 3 of them).

It's always nice to research topics like these. Thanks for sharing :D

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Posted 04 January 2006 - 02:14 AM

The only ones I knew were August and February. Did you know what Agustus took days away from February and that's why it's so short. (or something like that). Thanks for the information, was very interesting.

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Posted 07 January 2006 - 11:03 AM

haha this is kinda fun, why is my birthday in the crazy month april.
I also dont really understand that explanation :)




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