From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English frigedæg meaning "Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.
Monday
Gender:Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (African)
Pronounced:MUN-day
Personal remark:2nd dotw
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From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.
Saturday
Gender:Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pronounced:SAT-ər-day(English)SA-tə-day(English)
Personal remark:7th dotw
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From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English sæterdæġ, meaning "Saturn's day".
Sunday
Gender:Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced:SUN-day
Personal remark:1st dotw
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From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
Thursday
Gender:Masculine
Usage: English (African), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pronounced:THURZ-day(English)
Personal remark:5th dotw
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From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day". A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.
Tuesday
Gender:Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced:TYOOZ-day, TOOZ-day, CHOOZ-day
Personal remark:3rd dotw
Rating:50% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English tiwesdæg meaning "Tiw's day".
Wednesday
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced:WENZ-day(English)
Personal remark:4th dotw
Rating:50% based on 2 votes
From the name of the day of the week, which was derived from Old English wodnesdæg meaning "Woden's day". On the Addams Family television series (1964-1966) this was the name of the daughter, based on an earlier unnamed character in Charles Addams' cartoons. Her name was inspired by the popular nursery rhyme line Wednesday's child is full of woe.