Months Months 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 ...more on Wikipedia about "April"
August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "August"
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "December"
February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is the shortest Gregorian month and the only month with the length of 28 or 29 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400). In other years the month has 28 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "February"
Hretha is often separated from Hrethmonath, the third month of the Anglo-Saxon calendar, corresponding to March, as reported by Bede, writing in De Tempore Ratione 725 ("On the Reckoning of Time"), Ch. xv, "The English months": ...more on Wikipedia about "Hretha"
January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "January"
July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "July"
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June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ...more on Wikipedia about "June"
Junius was the Latin name for the fourth (later sixth) month in the Roman calendar that was before Quintilis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Junius (month)"
March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "March"
May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "May"
Mercedonius was a month in the ancient Roman calendar. Also known as Intercalaris, it was an intercalary month of 27 days added in leap years. It consisted of 22 days inserted after the 23rd or 24th day of Februarius to which the last five days of Februarius were added. Romans believed that the month had been added to the Roman calendar (along with Januarius and Februarius) by King Numa Pompilius in the 7th century BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercedonius"
November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "November"
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "October" Good to know shortopedia.
September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ...more on Wikipedia about "September"
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