The traditional Romanian calendar has its own names for the month

Month

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s, which are otherwise identical to those of the Gregorian calendar

Gregorian calendar

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. In modern Romania

Romania

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 and Moldova

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, the latter is exclusively used for business and government transactions, and predominates in popular use as well. Nevertheless, the traditional names of the months do appear in some contexts, for instance on ecclesiastical calendars produced by the Romanian Orthodox Church

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All the names of the months are of Latin

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 origin, which indicates that their use predates the Slavic contact around the 8th century. Six months have their names derived from characteristics of the months. Five are derived from the Latin names now used in the Gregorian calendar (and earlier in the Julian calendar

Julian calendar

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). However, each of these has a folk etymology and an additional meaning. The last month, December, derives its name from that of Saint Andrew

Saint Andrew

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Month	usual Romanian name	traditional Romanian name	derivation of traditional Romanian name
January	ianuarie	gerar	derived from januarius, folk etymology connects it to ger - "bitter cold"; as winter reaches its depth during this month.
February	februarie	făurar	derived from februarius; folk etymology connects it with a făuri - "to create"; hence, făurar could also mean "ironsmith", who shapes objects to be used in spring, and "creator", referring to the cold that generates new shapes
March	martie	mărţişor	mărţişor Martisor Mărțișor is a traditional celebration of the beginning of spring, on March 1. It is a tradition in Romania, Moldova, and all territories inhabited by Romanians and Aromanians... - derived from martius, with diminutive -işor, hence "little March"
April	aprilie	prier	derived from aprilis; folk etymology connects it with a prii - "to have a good omen", because it was considered a good month to continue agricultural works begun in March, and for flocks of sheep to form
May	mai	florar	floare - "flower"; a month of abundant vegetation. Compare with Floréal Floréal For the ship class, see Floréal class frigateFloréal was the eighth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flos, which means flowering....  in the French Republican Calendar French Republican Calendar The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871... .
June	iunie	cireşar	cireş - "cherry tree", whose fruit ripens now
July	iulie	cuptor	cuptor - "oven"; often the hottest month, and also when wheat is ready for harvest
August	august	gustar	derived from augustus; folk etymology connects it with a gusta - "to taste", as fruit now starts to become ready for picking
September	septembrie	răpciune1; viniceriu2	1weather-related, referring to the incipient cold; 2vin - "wine", as September is the wine-producing month. Compare with Vendémiaire Vendémiaire Vendémiaire was the first month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word vendange .Vendémiaire was the first month of the autumn quarter . It started on the day of the autumnal equinox, which fell between 22 September and 24 September, inclusive. It thus ended...  in the French Republican Calendar French Republican Calendar The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871... .
October	octombrie	brumărel	brumă - "hoarfrost"; brumărel means "little hoarfrost", as this is just beginning to appear in October
November	noiembrie	brumar	brumă - "hoarfrost", in full swing this month; cf. French Republican Calendar French Republican Calendar The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and for 18 days by the Paris Commune in 1871...  month Brumaire Brumaire Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word brume which occurs frequently in France at that time of the year....
December	decembrie	undrea	from Îndrea (< Andreas); Saint Andrew Saint Andrew Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him... 's feast day, November 30, ushers in this month