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{| class="wikitable"
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!English
!Literal Meaning
!Old English
!Latin
!French
!Spanish
|-
|'''Sunday'''
|"day of the sun"
|''Sunnandæg''
|''dies Solis'';
''diēs Dominicus'' for "day of the Lord"
|dimanche
|domingo
|-
|'''Monday'''
|"day of the moon"
|''Mōnandæg''
|''dies Lunae''
|lundi
|lunes
|-
|'''Tuesday'''
|"Tiw's day"
(Anglo-Saxon god of war & combat)
|''Tīwesdæg''
|''dies Martis''
(Mars = god of war)
|mardi
|martes
|-
|'''Wednesday'''
|day of Woden ((also Odin)
(Norse father of the gods)
|''Wōdnesdæg''
|''dies Mercurii''
Mercury = the messenger god
|mercredi
|miercoles
|-
|'''Thursday'''
|"Thor's day"
(Norse god of thunder)
|''Þūnresdæg'' ("th-")
from "Þunor " thunder"
|''diēs Jovis''
(Jupiter = god of thunder)
|jeudi
|jueves
|-
|'''Friday'''
|"Frigga's day"
(Norse goddess of love, home, fertility)
|''Frīgedæg''
|''dies Veneris''
(Venus = goddess of love)
|vendredi
|viernes
|-
|'''Saturday'''
|"day of Saturn"
|''Sæturnesdæg''
Note: in Norse, laugardagr =  "washing-day"
 
(so unrelated to the Roman or Nordic gods)
|''diēs Sāturnī''
Saturn = god of wealth & renewal
 
(related to the Greek Titan, Cronus)
|samedi
|sabado
|}
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See
<u>Sources</u>:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week Names of the days of the week (wikipedia)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week Names of the days of the week (wikipedia)]
* [https://www.almanac.com/origin-day-names#:~:text=Days%20of%20the%20Week%20Origins%20%20%20,Anglo-Saxon%20ki%20...%20%203%20more%20rows%20 Origin of Day Names (almanac.com)]
* [https://www.almanac.com/origin-day-names#:~:text=Days%20of%20the%20Week%20Origins%20%20%20,Anglo-Saxon%20ki%20...%20%203%20more%20rows%20 Origin of Day Names (almanac.com)]
* [http://education.newarchaeology.com/days.php Days of the week - Meanings (newarchaeology.com)]
* [http://education.newarchaeology.com/days.php Days of the week - Meanings (newarchaeology.com)]

Latest revision as of 23:54, 18 January 2023

Meanings and origins of the names of the days of the week

English Literal Meaning Old English Latin French Spanish
Sunday "day of the sun" Sunnandæg dies Solis;

diēs Dominicus for "day of the Lord"

dimanche domingo
Monday "day of the moon" Mōnandæg dies Lunae lundi lunes
Tuesday "Tiw's day"

(Anglo-Saxon god of war & combat)

Tīwesdæg dies Martis

(Mars = god of war)

mardi martes
Wednesday day of Woden ((also Odin)

(Norse father of the gods)

Wōdnesdæg dies Mercurii

Mercury = the messenger god

mercredi miercoles
Thursday "Thor's day"

(Norse god of thunder)

Þūnresdæg ("th-")

from "Þunor " thunder"

diēs Jovis

(Jupiter = god of thunder)

jeudi jueves
Friday "Frigga's day"

(Norse goddess of love, home, fertility)

Frīgedæg dies Veneris

(Venus = goddess of love)

vendredi viernes
Saturday "day of Saturn" Sæturnesdæg

Note: in Norse, laugardagr = "washing-day"

(so unrelated to the Roman or Nordic gods)

diēs Sāturnī

Saturn = god of wealth & renewal

(related to the Greek Titan, Cronus)

samedi sabado

'

Sources:

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