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
Cara (given name) of Gigha. In Turkey the word Kara means "dark", which may or may not be related to the Gaelic Ciara of the same meaning. Cara in different languages: Spanish/Latin- face or expensive; Vietnamese- diamond size unit (cà rá) translated from caret; Africa-Hausa- to increase or complain. Cara (given name) Cara is a female given name of Latin or Celtic origin. It has been frequently used mostly in recent times, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Cara means beloved in Latin and the names Carina, Cherie and Cheryl derive from it. Cara also means friend in Irish language Kara, the