Download Months of the year and abbreviations.

Spelling: Months of the year - where do they come from?
Month
April
Origin
Perhaps related to Aphrodite, the Greek
goddess of love
September
From Latin "septem", meaning "seven",
because it was the seventh month in the
Roman calendar.
February
Related to the Latin word "februa", meaning
cleaning or purification. Also used to be called
the "mud month".
August
Named after an emperor and related to Latin
"augere", to augment or increase.
June
Probably related to Latin "junior", meaning
"younger"
November
From Latin “novem”, meaning “nine” because it
was the ninth month in the Roman calendar.
January
Related to the Latin word "janua", meaning
"door" or "gateway)
October
From Latin "octo", meaning "eight", because it
was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
May
Possibly related to Latin "magnus", meaning
"great"
December
From Latin “decem”, meaning “ten” (“decade” is
a related word).
March
Comes from Mars, the Roman God of war
July
Named after Julius Caesar, a Roman leader
who was born in this month.
Now write the number next to each month above.
E.g., #1 = January.
Do you know the accepted abbreviations
(short forms) for each month?