in the original Roman calendar (which only had ten months), the first four months had names unconnected to their position (Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius), but the rest of them were named for their order: Quintilis ('the fifth'), Sextilis ('the sixth'), September, October, November, and December. later, January and February were included, when it was realized that the months were falling out of step with the seasons, and Quintilis and Sextilis were renamed July and August after the emperors Julius Caesar and Augustus.
so, there you go, these are little known facts that now you know!
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