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The week of seven days was adopted in Rome somewhere about 400 AD, and spread into Europe, but had been recognized as a period of time long before that in the east. It was probably chosen to give one day each to each of the seven planets known in antiquity. In the southern countries of Europe, the days of the week were named after the gods of the Greeks and Romans. In the English language, as well as in the languages of some of the countries of northern Europe, the gods of the north have given their names to the days. Specifically, the days are as follows (OE=Old English): Monday, OE Monandaeg, Day of the Moon Tuesday, OE Tiwsdaeg, Day of Tiw (Germanic God of War) Wednesday,OE Wodnesdaeg, Day of Woden (Germanic chief God) Thursday, OE Thorsdaeg, Day of Thor (Germanic God of thunder) Friday, OE Freyjsdaeg, Day of Freyja (Germanic goddess of love) Saturday, OE Saturnsdaeg, Day of Saturn (Roman god of wisdom?) Sunday, OE Sunnandaeg, Day of the Sun
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Where did the names for the days of the week originate?
long time ago
Which place do names orignate from?
Names originate from everywhere on Earth that there are people.
What are Greek names?
Greek names originate from the Mediterranean area, popular ones are Helen, Jason, and Alexander.
Where did the surname Axelson originate?
Sorry, the House of Names website has no listing...
Where did the last name lizardo originate from?
Lizardo or Lisardo, are Spanish last names.
Do all cultures use the same names for days?
No. The names of the days of the weeks and the names of month are different in different languages.
Where did the surname Prince originate from?
All names (surname or other) originated from Old France.
Where did the name Hill originate?
Many names originate from geography; if you were from the woods, you may be named Wood. Perhaps Hill originated from ancestors who lived near a hill.
Where did the term AAAAAAA originate?
Arthur Fonzarelli, Happy Days T.V. show.
With what product did the term brand name originate?
Whiskey. Producers branded their names on the barrels they shipped out.
What are the names of each day of chanukah?
The days of Chanukah do not have special names.
What are names of each of these days?
the names are summer, winter, spring,fall
