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Name Thursday
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Pronounced Pron. THURZ-day(English)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English þunresdæg meaning literally "Thor's day", from Þunor (genitive Þunre) and dæg. A known bearer of this name was Thursday October Christian (1790-1831), the first son of the HMS Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua, who was born on a Thursday in October.

This was also an African American name (as with all the other weekdays). Naming children after the weekday on which they were born is common in some African cultures, notably Akan. Early slaves in America continued the day-naming practice with the English translations.
Added 6/4/2009 by teensyalmond