Names of the days of the week
Week – 7 days v v v v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – – – – Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sunday Meaning "sun's day. This is a translation of the Latin phrase dies Solis. English, like most of the Germanic languages, preserves the original pagan /sun associations of the day. Many other European languages, including all of the Romance languages, have changed its name to the equivalent of "the Lord's day"
Monday Meaning "Moon's day. this is based on a translation of the Latin name dies lunae. In North Germanic mythology, the Moon is personified as a god, Máni.
Tuesday Meaning "Tiw's day. Tiw (Norse Týr) was a one-handed god associated with single combat and pledges in Norse mythology and also attested prominently in wider Germanic paganism. The name of the day is based on Latin dies Martis, "Day of Mars".
Wednesday Meaning "Day of Mercury. " The connection between Mercury and Odin is more strained than the other syncretic connections.
Thursday Meaning 'Þunor's day'. Þunor means thunder or its personification, the Norse god known in Modern English as Thor. Similarly Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag ('thunder's day'), Finnish torstai, and Scandinavian Torsdag ('Thor's day').
Friday Meaning the day of the Anglo-Saxon goddess Fríge. The Norse name for the planet Venus was Friggjarstjarna, 'Frigg's star'. It is based on the Latin dies Veneris, "Day of Venus. "
Saturday Meaning "Day of Saturn. " The only day of the week to retain its Roman origin in English, named after the Roman god Saturn associated with the Titan Cronus, father of Zeus and many Olympians.