Meaning & Story
An English word from the Latin Octobris, the eighth month in the early Roman calendar — now the tenth month, associated with autumn, harvest, Halloween, and the particular golden light of the season.
October is a name that arrives with a full season attached. Say it out loud and you can feel the quality of October light — that long, golden, slightly melancholy slant — and smell the particular combination of fallen leaves, wood smoke, and cooling air. It's a name for the pet who was born in autumn, or for owners who feel that October is the best month and want their pet to carry that love with them. There's something genuinely poetic about it, and for a warm-toned, amber-eyed animal, it feels exactly right.