Blinky,
For at least some of those, there are good reasons for the “misleading” names:
1. Aproximation.
2. I have no idea.
3. Ditto
4. I’m fairly certain (I could be wrong, however) that this is because the date came out in October in the Julian Calendar.
5. I wouldn’t be surprised (although I could be wrong) if it originally did have camel’s hair
6. Latin for dogs = canus. Hence the word canine.
7. Done out of deference to Queen Victoria. In practice, the British Monarch can choose any of their given names (and they usually have several) as their regnal name.
8. No idea
9. No idea
10. Just as a guess, they may have originally been black and then later changed to orange to increase visibility.
The Wolf