Why this month has taken the name May? What is the origin of the name?

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Why this month has taken the name May? What is the origin of the name?
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Within any calendar year, no other month begins on the same day of the week as May.


May's flower is the lily of the valley.


May's birthstone is the emerald.


No President of the United States has ever died in May, and May is the only month with this property.


May in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to November in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.


All Star Wars films were released this month
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Reply:May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.





May begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Taurus and ends in the sign of Gemini. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aries and ends in the constellation of Taurus.





The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.