October (Roman month) October (Roman month) October (from Latin "octo", "eight") or mensis October was the eighth of ten months on the oldest Roman calendar. It had 31 days. October followed September (from "septem", "seven") and preceded November ("novem", "nine"). After the calendar reform that resulted in a 12-month year, October became the tenth month, but retained its numerical name, as did the other months from September through December. Some of the observances in October marked the close of the season for military campaigning and farming, which commenced in March ("Martius", "Mars' month"). October was under the guardianship "(tutela)" of Mars. The Romans
Reginald (given name) Reginald (given name) Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin "Reginaldus", which has been influenced by the Latin word "regina", meaning "queen". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name. This Germanic name is composed of two elements: the first "ragin", meaning "advice", "counsel", "decision"; the second element is "wald", meaning "rule", "ruler". The Old German form of the name is "Raginald"; Old French forms are "Reinald" and "Reynaud". Forms of this Germanic name were first brought to the British Isles by Scandinavians, in the form of