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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?