The word looks like a mash-up between “Febreeze” and “Furby.” While I don't claim to be a linguist, my research shows that the dropped “r” in the pronunciation of “February” is a result of dissimilation, or haplology. Dissimilation is when two similar neighboring sounds in a word become different over time.
The loss of the first "r" in the pronunciation of February is (in part) the result of a process called dissimilation (or haplology), where one of two similar sounds in a word is sometimes changed or dropped to avoid the repetition of that sound.
In the United States, the most common pronunciation is feb-yoo-air-ee. While both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries consider the pronunciation correct, many consider the less common, feb-roo-air-ee as the more traditional standard, providing a voice for the first 'r' in February.
It's not silent. It was easier to say in Latin, februarius, from februa, the name of a purification feast held in this month. The extra syllables at the end make it go more smoothly. French changed the “b” to a “v”, which was also easier, and that's how English got it.
The correct spelling of the month is "February." The common misspelling "Febuary" likely arises from the pronunciation of the word, where the first "r" sound can be easily overlooked or not pronounced clearly. Spelling variations and mistakes can occur in language, and "Febuary" is one such example.
January was named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions. February's name is believed to stem from Februa, an ancient festival dedicated to ritual springtime cleaning and washing.
And Caesar added 10 days to different months to bring the total to 365 days. Caesar added an extra day based on astronomer advice to account for the earth year being slightly longer than 365 days long, resulting in the shortest month known as February we know today.
When the first settlers set sail from England to America, they took with them the common tongue at the time, which was based on something called rhotic speech (when you pronounce the r sound in a word).
Because 'r' is pronounced in the throat in French. Some English dialects do this also, e.g. President Kennedy or any of his family might say, “He was a man of powah and vigah”. French has a different R sound produced in a guttural way. English R involves using the tongue tip and curling it backwards a bit.
In English, the name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, 'day of Woden', reflecting the religion practiced by the Anglo-Saxons, the English equivalent to the Norse god Odin.
June is named after the Roman goddess Juno – the god of marriage and childbirth, and the wife of Jupiter, king of the gods. Here she is seated in a chariot. Giulio Bonasone (1500/10–1574), The Triumph of Juno from the series Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno.
The English word April comes from the Latin Aprilis, the name given to the month by the ancient Romans. No one knows for certain why the Romans named it as they did. Some Roman authors thought that Aprilis was related to the Latin verb aperire meaning "to open," because April "opened" the buds of leaves and flowers.
October, 10th month of the Gregorian calendar. Its name is derived from octo, Latin for “eight,” an indication of its position in the early Roman calendar. This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn.
February: Around 690 B.C., Numa Pompilius turned a period of celebration at the end of the year into a month of its own, named after the festival Februa. This is how February got its name.
z or s? In British English, s is generally used in such words as recognise, authorise. The letter z is used in American English in such words as recognize or authorize. However, it is not wrong to use z in such words when using British English as standard.
