The origins of the names given to the days of the week in the Western calendar are traced back to a number of different beliefs and sources.
Monday
The name ‘Monday’ is Roman in origin and means “Moon’s Day”.
Tuesday
The word ‘Tuesday’ comes from old German and derived from “Tyr’s Day”. Tyr is a Germanic-Norse god of war and sky.
Wednesday
The name ‘Wednesday’ is derived from the Norse “Woden’s Day” or “Odin’s Day”. Odin is the Nordic all-father god and master of the runes.
Thursday
The world ‘Thursday’ comes from the Norse “Thor’s Day”. Thor is the Nordic god of battle and strength.
Friday
It is thought that the name ‘Friday’ could come from the Nordic phrase “Frigg’s Day”. Frigg was Odin’s wife and a fertility goddess. The name may also derive from “Frey’s Day” a god who could not battle in Ragnarok after the mortal Skirnir lost Frey’s sword.
Saturday
The name ‘Saturday’ has an origin in “Saturn’s Day”. In Roman mythology Saturn is the father of the god Jupiter.
Sunday
Sunday is Roman in origin and means ‘Sun Day’.
In Pure Spirit
What do the days of the week mean in other beliefs? What do they mean to you? Drop us a comment and share your thoughts.
I think that your Words are rubbish I think Monday is meaning nun day where all the nuns celebrate. Tuesday will now be named after tutu where all the dancers get their tutus on. Next will be wednesday when people get married. On Thursday will be thirsty day where people drink water. On Friday if is where you fry chips from the chip shop. Saturday is when you sit down cause it is could SATurday. After that is Sunday which should be sun day.
I would like to know what God has to say about the names of the days of the week. Biblically, why would a Christian adhere to the names of the days of the week. Did God even start with a day or did he use numbers which is what I think. I think he used numbers and not days of the week. God would not use days that represent deities. This is why people are having trouble understanding what day the Sabbath day is. Some calendars start with Sunday and other start with Monday. The Babylonians created the days and emperor Constantine who was a Roman Catholic adopted the Babylonians use of the names of the days of the week which are all names after pagan gods.
I would like to know what God has to say about the names of the days of the week. Biblically, why would a Christian adhere to the names of the days of the week. Did God even start with a day or did he use numbers which is what I think. I think he used numbers and not days of the week. God would not use days that represent deities. This is why people are having trouble understanding what day the Sabbath day is. Some calendars start with Sunday and other start with Monday. The Babylonians created the days and emperor Constantine who was a Roman Catholic adopted the Babylonians use of the names of the days of the week which are all names after pagan gods.
Also, emperor Constantine did not like the faith the Israelites had and worshiping God on their Sabbath of Saturday. He went so far as to claim to be a Christian to sabotage their worship and what God outrightly said in Genesis and other parts of the Bible to remember the Sabbath and to keep it holy. He also said that people will try to sabotage the beliefs and the things that he said we must do and the sabotaging of the Sabbath day. That is one thing in the Bible he says to remember. He did not say to remember the day he rose which was on a Sunday according to the calendar, he said to remember the Sabbath day which was the day before. God created the world in 6 days and he rested on the 7th which is the Sabbath day. Who knows what day is considered the Sabbath if some pagan gods made the days of the week. I want to know what day the Lord considers the Sabbath day and how it came about. And if it does not line up with the word of God then I’m not convinced and I asked God that you explained it to us all before it’s too late. In your powerful name Jesus. Amen
It’s interesting to know more about everything the bible said about the sabbath but the context we all are missing is that God said to work six days and rest on the seventh day if we try to live by a calendar knowing that the calendar was made by men with pagans gods names, it will be hard to find and answer as you some calendar end with Sunday and some Saturday but they are other calendar too that are different. I believe that christian need to work 6 days and rest one and don’t try to live according to the calendars. And we all know that the world is different from jesus time there are different kind of works, technology and even lots of religions. My advice is that you should pray and ask God to lead you to path he wants you to go..
I agree with you Yvette. The Sabbath is a HOLY day. The Roman Catholic Church have miss represented it from the days of Constantine, Same goes for water baptism of infants, easter and christmas.
The Lord also said to remember the Sabbath and to keep it holy. On the seventh day he rested after creating the world in 6 days. He also bless the day and made it holy. He said to remember it. The Babylonians created the days of the week naming them after pagan gods. Emperor Constantine kept the day’s going and was very jealous of the way the Israelites worship on their set day which was Saturday. The Jews still Worship On this day although they also worship on Friday. I believe the Mormons do the same thing. But the Israelites prepared on Friday to worship on Saturday. God rose on Sunday. God did not say remember the day I Rose, he said remember the Sabbath and to keep it holy. The only part I have a hard time with is if the Babylonians created the days of the week after pagan gods and Emperor Constantine who was the Roman Catholic kept them up then who knows what day of the week we are to Worship On. Biblically Saturday was the day they worship doing and I guess I answered my own question because it’s back in those days they went by those days of the week then common sense is that Saturday is the day a Christian is supposed to worship on and not Sunday. The Jews still worship on Saturday as well, not that their religion is 100% because do not believe that Jesus Christ, Lord. And God said we have to believe in his son who came down to save us from sin. The Jews believe that Jesus was a prophets and not the Messiah.
Sorry to say, but all of these explanations are wrong!
All are from Persian names/meaning! which is older than (at least 1000 years) Roman words…check this link:
https://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/week.php/persian.php