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It was named after the Roman emperor Octavius.

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It used to be the eighth month. The months named by their order in the ten months of the year were

September Sept = 7

October Oct = 8

November Nov = 9

December Dec = 10

Apparently we can blame Julius Caesar (July) and Augustus Caesar (August) for pushing extra months in and ruining the numerical link.

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