Do the names of the days of the week have meanings?

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Great answers everyone! Letting the community decide on this one.

Answer 1

Sunday -- Sun's day
Middle English sone(n)day or sun(nen)day
Old English sunnandæg "day of the sun"
Germanic sunnon-dagaz "day of the sun"
Latin dies solis "day of the sun"
Ancient Greek hemera heli(o)u, "day of the sun"

Monday -- Moon's day
Middle English monday or mone(n)day
Old English mon(an)dæg "day of the moon"
Latin dies lunae "day of the moon"
Ancient Greek hemera selenes "day of the moon"

Tuesday -- Tiu's day
Middle English tiwesday or tewesday
Old English tiwesdæg "Tiw's (Tiu's) day"
Latin dies Martis "day of Mars"
Ancient Greek hemera Areos "day of Ares"

Tiu (Twia) is the English/Germanic god of war and the sky. He is identified with the Norse god Tyr.

Mars is the Roman god of war.

Ares is the Greek god of war.

Wednesday -- Woden's day
Middle English wodnesday, wednesday, or wednesdai
Old English wodnesdæg "Woden's day"
Latin dies Mercurii "day of Mercury"
Ancient Greek hemera Hermu "day of Hermes"
Thursday -- Thor's day
Middle English thur(e)sday
Old English thursdæg
Old Norse thorsdagr "Thor's day"
Old English thunresdæg "thunder's day"
Latin dies Jovis "day of Jupiter"
Ancient Greek hemera Dios "day of Zeus".
Thor is the Norse god of thunder. He is represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Miölnir. He is the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.

Jupiter (Jove) is the supreme Roman god and patron of the Roman state. He is noted for creating thunder and lightning.

Zeus is Greek god of the heavens and the supreme Greek god.

Friday -- Freya's day
Middle English fridai
Old English frigedæg "Freya's day"
composed of Frige (genetive singular of Freo) + dæg "day" (most likely)
or composed of Frig "Frigg" + dæg "day" (least likely)
Germanic frije-dagaz "Freya's (or Frigg's) day"
Latin dies Veneris "Venus's day"
Ancient Greek hemera Aphrodites "day of Aphrodite"

Freo is identical with freo, meaning free. It is from the Germanic frijaz meaning "beloved, belonging to the loved ones, not in bondage, free".

Freya (Fria) is the Teutonic goddess of love, beauty, and fecundity (prolific procreation). She is identified with the Norse god Freya. She is leader of the Valkyries and one of the Vanir. She is confused in Germany with Frigg.

Frigg (Frigga) is the Teutonic goddess of clouds, the sky, and conjugal (married) love. She is identified with Frigg, the Norse goddess of love and the heavens and the wife of Odin. She is one of the Aesir. She is confused in Germany with Freya.

Venus is the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

Aphrodite (Cytherea) is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

Saturday -- Saturn's day
Middle English saterday
Old English sæter(nes)dæg "Saturn's day"
Latin dies Saturni "day of Saturn"
Ancient Greek hemera Khronu "day of Cronus"

Saturn is the Roman and Italic god of agriculture and the consort of Ops. He is believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue.

Cronus (Kronos, Cronos) is the Greek god (Titan) who ruled the universe until dethroned by his son Zeus.

Answer 2

RUSSIAN
Monday ponedelnik After "do-nothing"
Tuesday vtornik Second
Wednesday sredaMiddle
Thursday chetverg Fourth
Friday pyatnitsa Fifth
Saturday subbota Sabbath
Sunday voskresenye Resurrection

FRENCH
Monday lundi Moon
Tuesday mardi Mars
Wednesday mercredi Mercury
Thursday jeudi Jupiter
Friday vendredi Venus
Saturday samedi Saturn
Sunday dimanche (Sun)

Answer 3

In English all the days of the week are named after the ruling luminary, with most of the names coming from Anglo-Saxon gods and goddesses. Sunday and Monday are named directly from the Sun and Moon, although the Anglo-Saxon goddess Sunne is implicit in the name of the Sun itself. Saturday is the only day named directly after a Roman god

Answer 4

I was gonna say what sweet and sour said -- no, no, really.

But since she already said it, and since so many people are giving you foreign meanings, I might as well add German to the list.

Sonntag - Sun day
Montag - I have no idea. What a BRILLIANT beginning.
Dienstag - Serving day
Mittwoch - Middle week
Donnerstag - Thunder day
Freitag - free say
Samstag - Once again, no idea. So, there -- a BRILLIANT ending.

You asked.

Answer 5

Sunday
day of the Sun
Monday
day of the Moon
Tuesday
?
Wednesday
Woden's day
Thursday
Thor's day
Friday
Freida's (sp?) day
Saturday
Saturn's day
English is a very mixed up language

Answer 6

Yes, Monday means "sucks" in anglo saxon
Tuesday means "more crap" in ancient polish
Wednesday means "why the hell is there a d in there" in old norse
Thursday means "we're getting close, people" in pago-pagoese
Friday means "w00t!" in old french.

Saturday and Sunday are not weekdays, so don't even ask.

Answer 7

YEs
Mon= Monday
Yue+ tuesday
Wed= wednesday
Thu= Thursday
Fri=Friday
Sat= Saturday
Sun = Sunday

Or
Fri= Frying eggs
Sat = Sitting on the couch
Sun = Look at that suin
The others i dont know :(

Answer 8

The names of the days are based on seven celestial bodies the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn.

Answer 9

In Japanese they do...
Monday (getsuyoobi) is Day of the Moon
Tuesday (kayoobi) is Day of Fire
Wednesday (suiyoobi) is Day of Water
Thursday (mokuyoobi) is Day of Trees
Friday (kinyoobi) Day of Gold
Saturday (doyoobi) is Day of Earth
Sunday (nichiyoobi) is Day of the Sun

Answer 10

Yes. They even have different meanings in different cultures.
Plenty of info in Wikkipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_the_week

Answer 11

check the source below