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September 一定字首要大写，Sept.

Sep.是九月份的英语简写。注意除了“Sep”外，简写应该还要带有英文中的符号“.”。并且在简写中除了“Sep.”也经常用“Sept.”来表示九月。

其他1-12月份的英语简写如下：

1、一月 Jan.

2、二月 Feb.

3、三月 Mar.

4、四月 Apr.

5、五月 May.

6、六月 Jun.

7、七月 Jul.

8、八月 Aug.

9、九月 Sept.

10、十月 Oct.

11、十一月 Nov.

12、十二月 Dec.

扩展资料：

一至十二月英文全称及由来

1、一月 January

January,在罗马传说中，有一位名叫雅努斯的守护神，生有前后两副脸，一副回顾过去，一副眺望未来。人们认为选择他的名字作为除旧迎新的第一个月月名，很有意义。英语1月，便是由这位守护神的拉丁文名字Januarius演变而来的。

2、二月 February

February，每年2月初，罗马都要杀牲饮酒，欢庆菲勃卢姆节。这一天，人们常用一种牛草制成的名叫Februa的鞭子，抽打不育的妇女，以求怀孕生子。这一天，人们还要忏悔自己过去一年的罪过，洗刷自己的灵魂，求得神明的饶恕，使自己成为一个贞洁的人。英语2月February，便是由拉丁文 Februarius（即菲勃卢姆节）演变而来。

3、三月 March

March，原是罗马旧历法的1月，新年的开始。凯撒大帝改革历法后，原来的1月变成3月，但罗马人仍然把3月看做是一年的开始。另外，按照传统习惯，3月是每年出征的季节。为了纪念战神玛尔斯，人们便把这位战神的拉丁文名字作为3月的月名。英语3月March，便是由这位战神的名字演变而来的。

4、四月 April

April，罗马的4月，正是大地回春、鲜花初绽的美好季节。英文4月April便由拉丁文Aprilis（即开花的日子）演变而来。

5、五月 May

may，罗马神话中的女神玛雅，专门司管春天和生命。为了纪念这位女神 ，罗马人便用她的名字——拉丁文 Maius命名5月，英文5月May便由这位女神的名字演变而来。

6、六月 June

June，罗马神话中的裘诺，是众神之王，又是司管生育和保护妇女的神。古罗马人对她十分崇敬，便把6月奉献给她，以她的名字——拉丁文Junius来命名6月。英语6月June 便由这位女神的名字演变而来。也有学者认为，Junius可能是古代拉丁家庭中的一个显赫贵族的姓氏。

7、七月 July

July，罗马统治者朱里斯·凯撒被刺身亡后，著名的罗马将军马克·安东尼建议将凯撒大帝诞生的7月，用凯撒的名字——拉丁文Julius（即朱里斯）命名之。这一建议得到了元老院的通过。英语7月July 由此演变而来。

8、八月 August

August，朱里斯·凯撒死后，由他的甥孙屋大维续任罗马皇帝。为了和凯撒齐名，他也想用自己的名字来命名一个月份。他的生日在9月，但他选定8月。因为他登基后，罗马元老院在8月授予他 Augustus（奥古斯都）的尊号。

于是，他决定用这个尊号来命名8月。原来8月比7月少一天，为了和凯撒平起平坐，他又决定从2月中抽出一天加在8月上。从此，2月便少了一天。英语8月August 便由这位皇帝的拉丁语尊号演变而来。

9、九月 September

September，老历法的7月，正是凯撒大帝改革历法后的9月，拉丁文 Septem是“7”的意思。虽然历法改革了，但人们仍袭用旧名称来称呼9月。英语9月September，便由此演变而来。

10、十月 October

october。英语10月，来自拉丁文 Octo，即“8”的意思。它和上面讲的9月一样，历法改了，称呼仍然沿用未变。

11、十一月 November

November，罗马皇帝奥古斯都和凯撒都有了自己名字命名的月份，罗马市民和元老院要求当时的罗马皇帝梯比里乌斯用其名命名11月。但梯比里乌斯没有同意，他明智地对大家说，如果罗马每个皇帝都用自己的名字来命名月份，那么出现了第13个皇帝怎么办？于是，11月仍然保留着旧称 Novem，即拉丁文“9”的意思。英语11月November便由此演变而来。

12、十二月  December

December，罗马皇帝琉西乌斯把一年中最后一个月用他情妇 Amagonius的名字来命名，但遭到元老院的反对。于是，12月仍然沿用旧名Decem，即拉丁文“10”的意思。英语12月December，便由此演变而来。

参考资料来源：百度百科-月份

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是九月份September的缩写