QuickCheck: Is the month of January named after a Roman god?

By BLAKE CHEN

True Or Not
Monday, 02 Jan 2023
10:44 AM MYT

OVER the years, it has been claimed online, in books and magazines that the month of January is named after a Roman god. Is this true?

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Tags / Keywords: January , Roman history , New year , Julian Calendar , Gregorian Calendar , Astronomy

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