October

October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

Other names

• A traditional Dutch name for October is Wijnmaand (wine month) because the first wines of the year have ripened.
• In Finnish, October is called lokakuu, meaning "month of dirt".
• In Scottish Gaelic, October is called an Damhar, meaning "rutting time" (of stags).
• In Irish, October is called Deireadh Fómhair, meaning "end of harvest-time".
• In Turkish, October is called Ekim, meaning "sowing" because of the sowing of wheat.