who are the months named after
How Did the Months of the Year Get Their Names? November: November's name comes from novem, Latin for ânine.. December: December's name come from decem, Latin for âten.. February: Around 690 B.C., Numa Pompilius turned a period of celebration at the end of the year into a month of its own, named after the festival Februa. This is how February got its name. How Did the Months of the Year Get Their Names? August: August was named after Augustus Caesar in 8 B.C. Previously, August was called âSextillia, which was Latin for âsixth.. Though we think of September, October, November, and December as months 9, 10, 11 and 12, these months were 7, 8, 9, and 10 on the ancient Roman calendar. This is how they got their names. February The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar.