 The festival was later known as Februa ("Purifications" or "Purgings") after the ' which was used on the day.It was also known as ' and gave its name to Juno Februalis, Februlis, or Februata in her role as its patron deity; to a god called Februus, and to February ('), the month during which it occurred.Ovid connects ' to an Etruscan word for "purging".