Day	Derivation
Sunday	First day of the week. Derived from the Latin dies solis, "sun's day," a pagan Roman holiday.
Monday	Second day of the week. Derived from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, which means "the moon's day." Latin: dies lunae, "day of the moon."
Tuesday	Third day of the week. Named for the Norse god of war, Tiu, or Tyr, the son of Odin.
Wednesday	Fourth day of the week. Named to honor Odin, or Woden, chief god in Norse mythology. Onsdag in Sweden and Denmark.
Thursday	Fifth day of the week. Named for Thor, Norse god of thunder. Torsdag in Sweden and Denmark.
Friday	Sixth day of the week. Named for the Norse goddess of love, Frigg, or Frija. Variation of the Old High German frìatag, "day of Frija."
Saturday	Seventh day of the week. Named in honor of the Roman god Saturn. Latin: Saturni. Sater-daeg by the Anglo-Saxons.