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Which English month names are different from the original Roman names?
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The only four Roman names (of twelve) which have notchanged are September, October, November and December.
January : IANVARIVS
February : FEBRVARIS
March : MARTIVS
April : APRILIS
May : MAIVS
June : IVNIVS
July : IVLIVS
August : AVGVSTVS
September : SEPTEMBER
October : OCTOBER
November : NOVEMBER
December : DECEMBER
Note: The ancient Romans used what we call CAPITAL letters.
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