Origin of the names of the months Only a few names of the month
were derived from Roman deities. Most simply came from the
numbers of the months or -- in two cases -- in honor of Roman
emperors. Called Aprilis, from aperire, "to open". Possible
because it is the month in which the buds begin to open. The
fourth month was named in honor of Juno. However, the name might
also come from iuniores (young men; juniors) as opposed to
maiores (grown men; majors) for May, the two months being
dedicated to young and old men. It was the month in which Julius
Caesar was born, and named Julius in his honor in 44 BCE, the
year of his assassination. Also called Quintilis (fifth month).
Originally this month was called Sextilis (from sextus, "six"),
but the name was later changed in honor of the first of the
Roman emperors, Augustus (because several fortunate events of
his life occurred during this month). The name comes from
septem, "seven". The name comes from octo, "eight" The name
comes from novem, "nine". The name comes