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Who chose the names for the days of the week?

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Why is today called Thursday, where does the Thurs come from? Who chose the names for the days of the week?

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  • StressMonkeyStressMonkey Posts: 13,347
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    The Germans mostly I think



    Wiki says....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week#Germanic_tradition

    Edit: Thursday - Thor's Day, Wednesday,- Odin's Day. Friday - Freyr's Day from Norse mythology.

    Saturday is Saturn from Roman mythology.

    Rest will be in that article I expect.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,334
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    I think they were named after planets and old Gods.
  • StressMonkeyStressMonkey Posts: 13,347
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    A_Zombie wrote: »
    I think they were named after planets and old Gods.

    The planets are mostly named after gods.
  • MaxatoriaMaxatoria Posts: 17,980
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    Monday = mars
    Wednesday = woden
    Thursday = Thor
    Friday = freya
    Saturday = Saturn

    They're what i can remember
  • ArcanaArcana Posts: 37,521
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    Moon's-day
    Tiw's-day
    Woden's-day
    Thor's-day
    Freya's-day
    Saturn's-day
    Sun's-day

    Germanic tribes (who later settled in England) adapted the Roman system substituting with their gods (with the exception of Saturn).
  • kippehkippeh Posts: 6,655
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    Arcana wrote: »
    Moon's-day
    Tiw's-day
    Woden's-day
    Thor's-day
    Freya's-day
    Saturn's-day
    Sun's-day

    I say them like that when I've had a skinful.
  • PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    kippeh wrote: »
    I say them like that when I've had a skinful.

    Well it is Thor's-day. You can get hammered.
  • WhatJoeThinksWhatJoeThinks Posts: 11,037
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    kippeh wrote: »
    I say them like that when I've had a skinful.

    LOL! :D
  • Alien_SaxonAlien_Saxon Posts: 1,178
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    Picto wrote: »
    Well it is Thor's-day. You can get hammered.

    And then struck off.
  • exlordlucanexlordlucan Posts: 35,375
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    StressMonkey wrote: »
    The planets are mostly named after gods.

    Old gods.
  • Joni MJoni M Posts: 70,225
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    The Amish named them after barns.
    Barnday
    Bernday
    Birnday
    Bornday
    Burnday

    But they ran out of vowels so had to create a weekend barn.

    Barnastay and Barnastuy.
  • LaceyLouelle3LaceyLouelle3 Posts: 9,682
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    A_Zombie wrote: »
    I think they were named after planets and old Gods.

    I read that as old goats :confused::D
  • Chris FrostChris Frost Posts: 11,022
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    SuperDude95 wrote: »
    Who chose the names for the days of the week?

    Why is today called Thursday, where does the Thurs come from? Who chose the names for the days of the week?
    Really? You didn't learn this in school then? My lad did this in 3rd year juniors. I kind of thought this was common knowledge.
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