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Roman names for days of the month. Tuesday comes from the name of this Saxon god. March is named after the god of war and a planet. Maia was considered a nurturer and an earth goddess which may explain the connection with this springtime month.

September means the 7th month October the 8th November the 9th and December the 10th month. Named after the Roman god of beginnings and endings Janus the month Januarius. Ides Id fell on the 15th of 31 day months March May July and October and on the 13th of other months.

February The name comes either from the old-Italian god Februus or else from februa signifying the festivals of purification celebrated in Rome during this month. Named to honor Roman dictator Julius Caesar 100 BC 44 BC after his death. June is named after Juno the Roman goddess of love and marriage and also the de facto deity-counselor of the Roman state.

Named for the Roman goddess Juno patroness of marriage and the well-being of women. It is named after the Roman god of war Mars. Also from the Latin word juvenis young people JULY.

Similar names are used in other European languages such as French German Italian and Spanish January. Though the calendar was reordered centuries ago the original names. The sun in honor of the sun god.

When looking at its goddess name origin June is not only an ideal time for weddings but its also a good month. March the first month Both Ovid and Plutarch said that Martius originally the first month was named after Mars the Roman god of war. Roman god Janus was the god of doorways entrances gateways thresholds and beginnings and therefore used for the opening of the New Year.