Names Categorized "days of the week"

This is a list of names in which the categories include days of the week.
gender
usage
Abena f Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
Abosede f Yoruba
Means "comes with the start of the week" in Yoruba, given when the child is born on Sunday.
Adwoa f Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
Afua f Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Akosua f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Akua f Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
Ama f Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
Annagül f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen anna "Friday" and gül "flower, rose".
Arthit m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu god Aditya.
Asabe f Hausa
From Hausa Asabar meaning "Saturday" (of Arabic origin).
Balarabe m Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday", from Arabic الأربعاء (al-ʾarbiʿāʾ), itself derived from أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) meaning "four".
Bose f Yoruba
Short form of Bosede.
Bosede f Yoruba
Variant of Abosede.
Castiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Cassiel. It is the name of an angel in the grimoire the Heptameron, a work that is sometimes (probably incorrectly) attributed to the 13th-century philosopher Pietro d'Abano. It was also the name of a character (an angel) on the American television series Supernatural (2005-2020). The creator Eric Kripke chose it after an internet search revealed that Castiel was an angel associated with Thursdays, the day the show aired.
Ɗanjuma m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Jumma'a "Friday".
Ɗanladi m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Lahadi "Sunday".
Ɗanlami m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Alhamis "Thursday".
Davaa m & f Mongolian
Means "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" in Mongolian.
Domingo m Spanish
Spanish form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Dominic m English
From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Several saints have borne this name, including the 13th-century founder of the Dominican order of friars. It was in this saint's honour that the name was first used in England, starting around the 13th century. It has historically seen more use among Catholics.
Esi f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Friday m English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English frigedæg meaning "Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.
Hamisi m Swahili
From Swahili Alhamisi meaning "Thursday", from Arabic الخميس (al-khamīs), itself derived from خمسة (khamsa) meaning "five".
Juma m Arabic, Pashto, Swahili
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.
Jumanne m Swahili
Means "Tuesday" in Swahili.
Jummai f Hausa
From Hausa Jumma'a meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin).
Khamis m Arabic
Means "Thursday" in Arabic.
Kobina m Akan
Variant of Kwabena.
Kofi m Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Kojo m Akan
Variant of Kwadwo.
Kokou m Ewe
Ewe form of Kwaku.
Komi m Ewe
Ewe form of Kwame.
Kwabena m Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
Kwadwo m Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
Kwaku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
Kwame m Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
Kwasi m Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Kweku m Akan
Variant of Kwaku.
Ladi f Hausa
From Hausa Lahadi meaning "Sunday" (of Arabic origin).
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.
Mwajuma f Swahili
Contracted form of Mwanajuma.
Mwanahamisi f Swahili
Means "child born on Thursday" in Swahili.
Mwanajuma f Swahili
Means "child born on Friday" in Swahili.
Nedeljko m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Croatian nedjelja and Serbian недеља (nedelja) meaning "Sunday".
Nedelya f Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.
Nyongesa m Luhya
Means "born on Saturday" in Luhya.
Okafor m Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Afor" in Igbo, Afor being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
Okeke m Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Eke" in Igbo, Eke being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
Okonkwo m Igbo
Means "boy (born on) Nkwo" in Igbo, Nkwo being one of the four days of the Igbo week.
Okorie m 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.
Quasimodo m Literature
From the name of the Sunday that follows Easter, called Quasimodo Sunday, which gets its name from the opening words of the Latin chant quasi modo (geniti infantes...) meaning "like the way (that newborn infants do...)". It was used by Victor Hugo for his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Quasimodo is a hunchbacked bellringer at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He was named thus by Archdeacon Frollo because he was abandoned as a baby at the cathedral on Quasimodo Sunday, though Hugo states that Frollo may have been inspired by the alternate meaning for quasi "almost", referring to the almost-complete appearance of the foundling.
Sunday m & f English
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.
Talatu f Hausa
From Hausa Talata meaning "Tuesday" (of Arabic origin).
Tuesday f English (Rare)
From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English tiwesdæg meaning "Tiw's day".
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 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.
Yaa f Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
Yaw m Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.