Where does “Iyar” come from?
Iyar (English) comes from Hebrew אִיָּר, from Akkadian Ayyārum — Ayyāru, the second month of the Babylonian calendar.
Iyar (English): The eighth month of the civil year and the second month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Nisan and before Sivan
Definitions
- The eighth month of the civil year and the second month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Nisan and before Sivan