where the names of the months come from?

Answer 1

the Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. this article generally discusses the early Roman or 'pre-Julian' calendars. the calendar used after 46 BC is discussed under the Julian calendar. in order to keep the calendar year roughly aligned with the solar year, a leap month of 27 days, the Mensis Intercalaris, sometimes also known as Mercedonius or Mercedinus, was added from time to time at the end of february, which was shortened to 23 or 24 days. the resulting year was either 377 or 378 days long. the decision to insert the intercalary month, and its placement, was the responsibility of the pontifex maximus. on average, this happened roughly in alternate years.the system of aligning the year through intercalary months broke down at least twice.

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 / Gaius Octavius.
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

they are from Latin.
January from Janus the god of doorways. (January is the doorway into the new year)

February from februltus (the righting of wrongs) because the Romans used to conduct purification rituals during that month.

March after Mars the god of war.

April is thought to come from aperire (to open) which reflects the flowers and trees starting to bud.

May after Maia the goddess of fertility.

June after Juno the wife of Jupiter

July after Julius Cesar.

August after Augustus Ceaser

After august all the months are named after the number they used to be before July and August where inserted, so September used to be the seventh month and Sept still means seven.

Answer 3

Most come from the names of Roman emporers and gods .... i.e July=Julius, August=Augustus, September=Septimus

Answer 4

From Latin.
We have nicer names in Czech, that describe what people do in certain time period or what is the main attribute of the month.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Most are derived from the names of Greco-Roman gods.

Answer 7

Roman deities!!

Answer 8

Look at this link

http://www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/months.html