๐Happy October! Today is the beginning of the month (my favorite month ๐) and therefore I will talk about the name ๐October ๐งก
October: "is the tenth month by our Gregorian calendar and is from the Latin octo and Greek okto, meaning “eight.” October was the eighth month of the year rather than the tenth as it is today. The Roman calendar was only ten months long and included the following months: Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. As you can see, January and February hadn’t been added to the calendar yet! Like its neighboring months September, November, and December, the month of October kept its numerical name, even after Julius Caesar expanded the calendar year from 10 months to 12. The use of October increased after the Norman invasion of 1066, eventually replacing the Old English vernacular term Winterfylleรฐ (“Winter full moon”)," Dictionary.com explains.
On October being used as a first name, Nameberry asks, "What is so rare as a month named June? October – and November and December – are a lot rarer. Brisk and substantial, they're so much more memorable and modern than April or May."
October is not unanimously seen as a unisex name but both baby boys and girls use it. Although, My Name Stats claims according to SSA data, usually October is used as a girl's name 100% of the time. The most Octobers can be found fittingly in ๐Massachusetts, followed by Rhode Island. October also is a surname. ๐
October is one of my favorite first names ๐ — as in ๐"Top 10 Favorite Names"๐๐. I love it so much! ๐ฅฐ It's a name I definitely wish ✨ I had if I could have been born with a name other than my own. ๐ญ I actually knew an October in my college years and I was beyond in awe ๐ฎ at her name, envious too. ๐ I remembering going up to her after or before class one day and inquiring about her unique name. ๐ง When she said her grandmother was named October too I was really wowed! ๐คฏ
๐October is an outstanding ๐๐พ really rare first name (I prefer it more so for a girl๐). I doubt October will ever be a popular name month ๐ but that's part of the appeal — and that makes it even more mysterious and cool ๐ (when given to a ๐boy) to have as one's name. ๐
⭐FAMOUS & ๐NOTEWORTHY ๐OCTOBERS
๐๐October Gray (daughter of Slipknot late band member Paul Gray)
๐๐October Eggers (daughter of writer Dave Eggers)
๐๐October ๐ฎ (character in the game Cthulhu Saves the World)
๐๐October "Toby" Daye ๐ (character in book series by Seanan Maguire)
๐๐October Bantum ๐ฅ (character in horror movie Stay Alive)
๐๐"October London" aka Jared Erskine ๐ค (singer)
๐๐"October Jones" aka Joe Butcher
๐(animator)
๐STATS ON THE NAME ๐October:
https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/O/OC/OCTOBER/index.html☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐October: ๐ OR ๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก๐งก / 10