A woman has blasted her sister for giving all four of her children month-themed names - claiming the youngest got the worst deal of them all and could be bullied for life over his name08:22, 22 Jun 2026A woman has slammed her sister for saddling her children with month-themed names - claiming one is far worse than the others. She explained how her 26-year-old sister is a "big believer" in "connecting to time" and wanted her children's names to reflect that philosophy.‌While she can accept the names of her three nieces, she has taken issue with her newborn nephew's moniker, believing it could leave him open to bullying. She said on Reddit: "She has three daughters, and their names are April, May, and June. But she just had her first boy.‌"I said maybe she should go with August if she wanted to stick to the month theme but nope. February. God save this kid."‌Commenting on the post, one user said: "I know it’s not a name, but February seems so feminine to me. If I heard of someone named February, I would definitely think that they were female."Another user added: "August is my little brother's middle name, but we often call him Auggie. February is just an awkward word to begin with, let alone as a name."‌A third user said: "I had an aunt named May June. She went by both names, like Mary Ann. When I was a kid, I called her November December."One more user added: "I actually knew a February once! It was a girl, though, and as far as I know she didn't have any sisters with month names. I liked the comment with the idea to nickname him Rory!"According to the British Museum, certain months - including April, June and August - became popular given names in England due to their association with spring and warmer weather.‌Originally, the months themselves were named from a mixture of Latin words, important events in ancient Rome, and Latin numerals.JanuaryJanuary is named after the Roman god Janus.FebruaryFebruary is named after an ancient Roman festival of purification called Februa.‌MarchMarch is named after Mars, the Roman god of war.AprilApril takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning 'to open'MayMay is named after the Greek goddess Maia.‌JuneJune is named after the Roman goddess Juno – the god of marriage and childbirth, and the wife of Jupiter, king of the gods.JulyJuly was named after Julius Caesar - a major figure of the ancient Roman world.AugustSimilarly, August was named after another major figure - Rome's first emperor, Augustus.Article continues belowSeptember to DecemberSeptember, October, November and December were named after Roman numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10.