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January - named after JANUS, the god of beginnings.

February - from the Latin word Februarius, the feast of purification.

March - from Latin Martius, (month of) the Roman god Mars.

April - from the Latin word Aprilis. The name may derive from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.

May - from the Greek: Maia, goddess of spring (growth).

June - named after the Roman goddess Juno, Queen of the gods.

July - from the Roman name Julius (Caesar), after whom the month was named in 44 BC.

August - from the Roman name Augustus (Caesar) 8 BC.

September - from the Latin word for the seventh month in the early Roman calendar.

October - from the Latin word for the eighth month in the early Roman calendar. November - from the Latin word for the ninth month of the early Roman calendar.

December - from the Latin word for the tenth month of the early Roman calendar.

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