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


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!English
!Literal Meaning
!Old English
!Latin
!French
!Spanish
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|'''Sunday'''
|"day of the sun"
|Sunnandæg
|dies Solis
|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
|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
|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)]