[Dowly]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Januar:
January is named after Janus, Roman god. Older Danish name window month. In Denmark, January became the first month of the year from the beginning of the 1300s.

Februar:
The month is named after Februus, Etruscan god of the underworld and of
purification.

Marts:
March's month is named after Mars, Roman war god. The older Danish name is Thor months or tordmåned, which may refer to the god Thor or word tord which means fertilizer, since March is the month when the snow melts and the fields are dry, so that can be run manure.

April:
April, month with name from Latin (Mensis) Aprilis, second month after Roman calendar, of uncertain origin. Perhaps of Apru, an Etruscan lord of Greek Aphrodite. Or maybe * ap (e) rilis (= the following, the next) from the Indo-European root * apo- (= gone, gone), with suffix -ilis, which specified the name of months. Old English name Eastermon after a fertility goddess who also gave his name for Easter (Easter).

Maj:
May month is named after Maja, Merkur's mother. Older Danish name
May month.

Juni:
June is the sixth month of the year. It is named after Jupiter's wife, Juno. She was the goddess of marriage. She was also called the queen of heaven and earth. Older Danish name: Midsummer.

Juli:
July is the seventh month of the year. It is named after Julius Caesar. Older Danish name: Orme Month.

August:
August is named after Augustus, Roman emperor. Older Danish name is Harvest Month.

September:
September is the ninth month of the year. The older Danish name for the month was a fishing month.
The month is named after the Latin word septem (meaning "seven"), as September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

Oktober:
October is named after octo (as March was the first month of the year), Latin for eight. Older Danish name: Seed month.

November:
November is named after novem, latin for "9" (as March was the first month of the year). Older Danish name is slaughter month.

December:
December month is named after decem, Latin for "10" (as March was the first month of the year in the Roman calendar). Older Danish name Christian Month.

Markus

Thank you, that is exactly what I was l looking for.