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In japanese the name/word wednesday is "suiyoubi"
The word wednesday is derived from the Old English Wodnes Daeg, which in turn is a translation of the Latin Mercrii dies, or "day of Mercury'. The planet Mercury is associated with the classic elemental water. Mercury is obviously associated with the element mercury.
- http://www.baynet.net/~philip/translate.htm

Basically in Japanese Wednesday means day of Mercury.

If anyone cares to know Monday is "getsuyoubi" meaning "Moon day"
Tuesday, "kayoubi", is derived from Old English tiwesdaeg, day of Tiw, which in turn is derived from the Latin "dies Martis", Mars' Day
Thursday, "mokuyoubi": Old English for "Day of Thor", which is from the Latin "dies Jovis", day of Jove (Jove is another name for Jupiter, king of the gods).
Friday, "kinyoubi" is "gold day" a representation of the planet and goddess Venus

This is all from the website listed above.
If anyone is recognizing this material, it is because it is from Sailor Moon. The inner Senshi's Japanese names are related to their affiliate day and planet.

And I know a Wednesday Morrison.

~SD

• wednesday - mark holder  Sep 22 2002, 8:20:10 AM
  • Re: wednesday - Sheila Clark  Nov 19 2003, 2:59:21 PM
  • an oriental look at the name Wednesday - Silver  Sep 22 2002, 10:33:59 AM
    • Re: an oriental look at the name Wednesday - mark holder  Sep 22 2002, 2:57:57 PM
      • say what? - Silver  Sep 22 2002, 6:00:45 PM
        • Re: say what? - mark holder  Sep 23 2002, 1:51:22 PM
        • LOL! nt - Daividh  Sep 22 2002, 8:24:08 PM
      • Re: an oriental look at the name Wednesday - Daividh  Sep 22 2002, 4:31:21 PM
        • Whatcha call my momma?!?!?! n/t - Pavlos  Sep 25 2002, 3:16:38 AM