We saw how the Hebrew weekdays have no names (except Shabbat). The secular weekday
names, however, have very different and unbiblical origins. Every day name is
associated with a planet and a pagan god.
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| Dan. - Danish |
L. - Latin |
| D. - Dutch or Belgic |
Sax. - Saxon or Anglo-Saxon |
| Fr. - French |
Sp. - Spanish |
| G. - German |
Sw. - Swedish |
| Ir. - Irish, Hiberno-Celtic, and
Gaelic |
W. - Welsh |
| It. - Italian |
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The information (shown in black) in the "Origins of Name" column comes from Noah
Webster's original 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language.
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| Sunday |
Sun
Sun god |
[Sax. sunna-dæg;
G. sonntag; D. zondag; Dan. söndag; Sw. sondag; so called
because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship.]
The first day of the week. |
| Monday |
Moon
Moon god |
[Sax. monandæg;
D. maandag; G. nontag; moon and day; being formerly sacred to
that planet.] The second day of the week. |
| Tuesday |
Mars
Tiw |
[Sw. Tisdag;
Dan. Tirsdag; D. Dingsdag; G. Dingstag; Sax. Tiwæsdæg or Tuesdæg,
from Tig, Tiig, or Tuisco, the Mars of our ancestors, the deity that
presided over combats, strife and litigation. Hence Tuesday is court day, assize
day; the day for combat or commencing litigation.
The third day of the week. |
| Wednesday |
Mercury
Woden |
[Sax. Wodensdæg;
Woden's day; Sw. Odenstag or Onsdag; from Wodin or Odin, a
deity or chief among the northern nations of Europe.]
The fourth day of the week. |
| Thursday |
Jupiter
Thor |
[Dan. Torsdag,
that is, Thor's day, the day consecrated to Thor, the god of thunder
answering to the Jove of the Greeks and Romans, L. dies Jovis; It. Giovedi;
Sp. Jueves; Fr. Jeudi. So in G. donnerstag, D. donderdag,
thunderday. This Thor is from the root of W. taran, thunder; taraw,
to strike, hit or produce a shock; Gaelic, Ir. toirn, a great noise; toirneas,
thunder. The root of the word signifies to drive, to fush, to strike. In Sw. thorndon
is thunder.]
The fifth day of the week |
| Friday |
Venus
goddess Frigg or Freia |
[Sax. frig-dæg;
G. freitag; D. vrydag; from Frigga, the Venus of the north; D. vrouw,
G. frau, Ir. frag, a woman.]
The sixth day of the week, formerly consecrated to Frigga. |
| Saturday |
Saturn
Roman god Saturn |
[Sax. Sæter-dag;
D. Saturdag; Saturn's day.]
The last day of the week; the day next preceding the sabbath.
The day of the Sabbath. |
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By
YashaNet Staff
March, 2003 • Adar II, 5763
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