Sunday
This name is from Old English/Anglo Saxon (before 700) Sunnandæg (literally meaning "day of the sun"), which is cognate to other Germanic languages.(Wikipedia)
Monday
This name is from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.
Tuesday
This day was named for the Norse god Tyr.
Wednesday
The day named in honor of Wodan (Odin).
Thursday
The day named after the Norse god Thor. In the Norse languages this day is called Torsdag.
Friday
The day in honor of the Norse goddess Frigg.
Saturday
This day is dedicated to dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day", by the ancient Romans in honor of Saturn. In Anglo-Saxon: sater daeg. monday-the moon's day tuesday-tui's day wednesday-wodan's day thursday-thor's day friday-freya's day saturday-saturn's day sunday-the sun's day
