October

Meanings

Proper Noun

• The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. Abbreviation: Oct.
• A female given name from English.

Noun

• A type of ale traditionally brewed in October.

Verb

• In the early Soviet Union, to give a child a name tinged with Soviet revolutionary thought, as opposed to religious christening.

Origin

• From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin octōber ("eighth month"), from Latin octō ("eight"), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw ("twice four"); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.