So I've started a three month and counting tradition of learning how the months got their names and now that we're smack in the middle of April, it seems like a good time to find out.  I sort of had an inkling of a clue about March, although it was more involved than I realized.  I have no idea when it comes to April, so give me a moment to pull out the old google and I'll report back on what I find...

Huh.  This is an interesting one.  Apparently it's not definitively known how April got its name.  There do seem to be a few theories.  The most popular seems to be that the original Latin name Aprilis was derived from the Latin word aperire, which means to open and could be a reference to the fact that a lot of plants tend to bloom around April.  Another theory I saw is that it could be a reference to Aphrodite, which would make a certain level of sense considering a lot of the other months seemed to be named after gods.  

And then another interesting factoid I read was that apparently in the 5th century, Anglo-
Saxons referred to April as Eostre-monath, a reference to the goddess Eostre whose festival was held during the month and is probably where the modern name of Easter came from.  

So I don't have a definitive answer on this one, but nonetheless this little project has proven quite interesting.  It's fun to learn stuff.