Who came up with the names for the months in a year?

Answer 1

Ooops .. I read that as days of the week. DOH! Here you go:

Origin of the Names of the Months

January: Janus, Roman god of doors, beginnings, sunset and sunrise, had one face looking forward and one backward,

February: On February 15 the Romans celebrated the festival of forgiveness for sins; (februare, Latin to purify),

March: Mars, the Roman god of war,

April: Roman month Aprilis, perhaps derived from aperire, (Latin to open, as in opening buds and blossoms) or perhaps from Aphrodite, original Greek name of Venus,

May: Maia, Roman goddess, mother of Mercury by Jupiter and daughter of Atlas,

June: Juno, chief Roman goddess,

July: Renamed for Julius Caesar in 44 BC, who was born this month; Quintilis, Latin for fifth month, was the former name (the Roman year began in March rather than January),

August: Formerly Sextilis (sixth month in the Roman calendar); re-named in 8 BC for Augustus Caesar,

September: September, (septem, Latin for 7) the seventh month in the Julian or Roman calendar, established in the reign of Julius Caesar,

October: Eighth month (octo, Latin for 8) in the Julian (Roman) calendar. The Gregorian calendar instituted by Pope Gregory XIII established January as the first month of the year,

November: Ninth Roman month (novem, Latin for 9). Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, skipping 10 days that October, correcting for too many leap years,

December: Julian (Roman) year's tenth month (decem, Latin for 10).

Answer 2

The English months of the year comes from the Greek months.

Answer 3

they were originally named after Gods of either the Greeks or Romans. I can't remember but thats the basic history.

Answer 4

The Romans.

Answer 5

January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway and beginnings in Roman mythology.

February was named after the Latin term Februltus, which means "a righting of wrongs," as in the Roman calendar February was a month where purification rituals were to take place.

In ancient Rome, March was called Martius, so named after the Roman god of war and was considered a lucky time to begin a war.The Romans wanted to honor Martius, so they named the month after him.

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.

The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

June is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera.

July was renamed for Julius Caesar, who was born in that month.

August was named in honor of Augustus.

September - In Latin, septem means "seven". The origin of the name may also be attributed to Vedic culture. In sanskrit, Sapta refers to "seven" and Ambar means "sky". "Sapt-Ambar" referred to the seventh sky or month in the Vedic culture. September was also the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC.

October - In Latin, octo means "eight". The origin of the name may also be attributed to Vedic culture; Octa refers to "eight" and Ambar means "sky". "Oct-Ambar" referred to the eighth sky or month in the Vedic culture. October was also the eighth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period (summer in the southern hemisphere) was divided between January and February.

November - In Latin, novem means "nine". The origin of the name may also be attributed to Vedic culture. In Sanskrit, Nava means "nine" and Ambar means "sky". "Nava-Ambar" referred to the ninth sky or month in the Vedic culture. November was also the ninth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.

December - In Latin, decem means "ten". The origin of the name may also be attributed to Vedic culture. In Sanskrit, Dasa means "ten" and Ambar means "sky". "Dasa-Ambar" referred to the tenth sky or month in the Vedic culture. December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.

Answer 6

God Christ did. He had a son names Jesus