Names Categorized "days"

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Abena f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.

Adjoa f Western African, Akan
Variant of Adwoa.

Adwoa f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

Adzo f Western African, Ewe
Ewe form of Adwoa.

Afërdita f Albanian
Means "daybreak, morning" in Albanian, from afër "nearby, close" and ditë "day".

Afua f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.

Akosua f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Akua f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.

Ama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

Annagül f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen anna "Friday" and gül "flower, rose".

Ardit m Albanian
Means "golden day" in Albanian, from ar "gold" and ditë "day".

Ardita f Albanian
Feminine form of Ardit.

Asabe f Western African, Hausa
From Hausa Asabar meaning "Saturday" (of Arabic origin).

Ashura f Eastern African, Swahili
From the name of an Islamic holy day that commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali. It is so named because it falls on the tenth day of Muharram, deriving from Arabic عشرة ('asharah) meaning "ten".

Balarabe m Western African, Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday".

Behrouz m Persian
Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian.

Bosede f Western African, Yoruba
Variant of Abosede.

Dag m Norwegian, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".

Dagney f Various
Variant of Dagny.

Dagnija f Latvian
Latvian form of Dagny.

Dagny f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and nýr "new".

Ešeeva'e f Indigenous American, Cheyenne
Means "day woman" in Cheyenne.

Esi f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Gwenddydd f Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed" and dydd meaning "day". In medieval Welsh tales this is the name of Myrddin's sister. Geoffrey of Monmouth calls her Ganieda and also makes her the wife of Rhydderch Hael.

Il-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" and 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded". Other hanja character combinations are possible. A notable bearer was Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), the first leader of North Korea.

Juma m Arabic, Pashto, Eastern African, Swahili
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.

Jumanne m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "Tuesday" in Swahili.

Khamis m Arabic
Means "Thursday" in Arabic.

Kwadwo m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.

Kwasi m Western African, Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.

Leofdæg m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with dæg "day".

Monday m & f English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.

Natália f Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Natàlia f Catalan
Catalan form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Natalia f Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Natálie f Czech
Czech form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Natalie f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants.

Natallia f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Nathália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Nedelya f Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.

Okafor m Western African, Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Afor" in Igbo, Afor being one of the four days of the Igbo week.

Okorie m Western African, Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Orie" in Igbo, Orie being one of the four days of the Igbo week.

Paraskeva f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Paraskeve.

Paraskeve f Late Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.

Petko m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian Петък (Petak) or Macedonian Петок (Petok) meaning "Friday". This is a vernacular form of Paraskeve.

Rusudan f Georgian
Possibly derived from Persian روز (ruz) meaning "day". This name was borne by a 13th-century ruling queen of Georgia.

Rusudani f Georgian
Form of Rusudan with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Sigdag m Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and dag "day".

Sunday m & f English (African)
From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Tonalli m & f Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "day, warmth of the sun" in Nahuatl.

Wednesday f Popular Culture
From the name of the day of the week, which was derived from Old English wodnesdæg meaning "Woden's day". On the Addams Family television series (1964-1966) this was the name of the teenaged daughter, based on an earlier unnamed character in Charles Addams' cartoons. Her name was inspired by the popular nursery rhyme line Wednesday's child is full of woe.