A woman has hit out at her sister for lumbering her children with month-themed names – claiming one is far worse than the rest. She explained how her 26-year-old sister is a “big believer” in “connecting to time” and wanted her children’s names to reflect that philosophy. While she can get on board with the names of her three nieces, she has taken umbrage with her newborn nephew’s moniker, fearing it could leave him wide open to bullying. She said on Reddit: “She has three
daughters, and their names are April, May, and June. But she just had her first boy. I said maybe she should go with August if she wanted to stick to the month theme but nope. February. God save this kid.” Responding to the post, one user said: “I know it’s not a name, but February seems so feminine to me. If I heard of someone named February, I would definitely think that they were female.” Another user added: “August is my little brother’s middle name,
but we often call him Auggie. February is just an awkward word to begin with, let alone as a name.” A third user said: “I had an aunt named May June. She went by both names, like Mary Ann. When I was a kid, I called her November December.” Yet another user added: “I actually knew a February once! It was a girl, though, and as far as I know, she didn’t have any sisters with month names. “I liked the comment with the idea
to nickname him Rory!” According to the British Museum, particular months – including April, June and August – became fashionable given names in England owing to their connection with spring and milder weather.” Initially, the months themselves derived their names from a combination of Latin words, significant events in ancient Rome and Latin numerals. You can read about them below: January is named after the Roman god Janus. February is named after an ancient Roman festival of purification called Februa. March is named after Mars,
the Roman god of war. April takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ May is named after the Greek goddess Maia. June is named after the Roman goddess Juno – the god of marriage and childbirth, and the wife of Jupiter, king of the gods. July was named after Julius Caesar – a major figure of the ancient Roman world . Similarly, August was named after another major figure – Rome’s first emperor, Augustus. September, October, November and December were named
after Roman numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10.
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