History Main / DayOfTheWeekName

* In ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricanger'', the highest-ranking underlings of Tauzant in the Jakanja have such names: Manmaruba = Monday, Chuuzubo = Tuesday ("Chu-zu-de-i"), Wendinu = Wednesday, Sargain = Thursday ("Sa-zu-de-i"), Furabijo = Friday (Fu-ra-i-de-i), Satorakura = Saturday, Sandaru = Sunday

* The highest-ranking underlings of Tauzant in the [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Jakanja]] have such names: Manmaruba = Monday, Chuuzubo = Tuesday ("Chu-zu-de-i"), Wendinu = Wednesday, Sargain = Thursday ("Sa-zu-de-i"), Furabijo = Friday (Fu-ra-i-de-i), Satorakura = Saturday, Sandaru = Sunday

** ''VideoGame/DiscworldNoir'' had Mundy, a parody of Thursby from ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.

This is useful because each weekday has an array of meanings. Many European languages derive their names from the Roman practice of naming them after the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Roman gods]], either by adopting the Roman names or by substituting them with similar local gods (e.g. [[Myth/NorseMythology Germanic gods]]). From the original Latin, we have Monday as "Dies Lunae", Moon's day, Tuesday is "Dies Martis", Mars' day, Wednesday is "Dies Mercurii", Mercury's day, Thursday is "Dies Iovis", Jupiter's day, Friday is "Dies Veneris", Venus' day, Saturday is "Dies Saturni", Saturn's day, and Sunday, "Dies Solis", which is... Sun day. See how it also fits AstronomicalThemeNaming?

* Friday Monday from ''Anime/{{Madlax}}''. Given that he is the creepy, MalevolentMaskedMan BigBad, [[TomTheDarkLord his normal name serves as quite the contrast]].

* Friday Monday from ''Anime/{{Madlax}}''.

* The 7 phoenixes in ''Homestuck'' fancomic ''Webcomic/{{Hexane}}'' each have a screen name made up of two words that abbreviates to the short form of on of the days of the week. For example, Qamarkino's is multiOmnician, abbreviating to MO for Monday.

* Mr. Wednesday from ''Literature/AmericanGods''. The name is actually {{foreshadowing}} that he is actually [[spoiler:Odin (Odin>Woden>Weden's-day)]]. He even acknowledges it when he first gives his name as Wednesday, claiming that "Today is my day." This almost spoils his identity for anyone who already knows the origin of the day's name.

* The actress who played Kristen in ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'' has the memorable name of Tuesday Knight.

** In the spin-off ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeihborhood'', the family was the same, plus a second son Prince Wednesday.

So, anyway, naming a character in this way is a good way to connect him to some of these previously described figures. Also, naming a character after a weekday may imply he is similar to the day's feel (See ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''). Someone named Monday can't be fun, because ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} [[HatingOnMondays hates Mondays]], right? On the other hand, Saturday must be super fun to hang out with, and, ladies, he's single.

* In ''Blue Avenger Cracks the Code'', the sequel to ''The Adventures of Blue Avenger'', one of Blue's childhood friends is named Tuesday.

* In ''Series/MyHero'', Thermoman's ClarkKenting name is George Sunday. Post-[[JumpingTheShark Jump The Shark]], TheOtherDarrin takes the SecretIdentity George ''Monday''.

* Thursday October Christian was the son of the leader of the mutiny on The Bounty. That happened in RealLife, too.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_October_Christian Thursday October Christian]] and his son, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_October_Christian_II Thursday October Christian II.]]

* For a time leading up until around UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, there was an ongoing SerialEscalation in terms of number and weight of guns mounted on battleships (it eventually normed out at around three or four turrets, since this was the most you could practically mount without the guns blocking each other's fields of fire). Possibly the apex of this was HMS ''Agincourt'', originally designed for the Brazilian Navy with a [[MoreDakka main battery of seven turrets]]. Each turret was unofficially named for a different day of the week, with Sunday the foremost turret and Saturday the turret at the stern.

This is useful because each weekday has an array of meanings. Many European languages derive their names from the Roman practice of naming them after the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Roman gods]], either by adopting the Roman names or by substituting them with similar local gods (e.g. [[Myth/NorseMythology Germanic gods]]). From the original Latin, we have Monday as "Dies Lunae", Moon's day, Tuesday is "Dies Martis", Mars' day, Wednesday is "Dies Mercurii", Mercury's day, Thursday is "Dies Iovis", Jupiter's day, Friday is "Dies Veneris", Venus' day, Saturday is "Dies Saturni", Saturn's day, and Sunday, "Dies Solis", which is...sun day.

This is easier to remember in Latinate languages. The days of the week in French, for example, are Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi and [[OddNameOut Dimanche]]. In Spanish, those days are Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sabado, and Domingo.

So, anyway, naming a character in this way is a good way to connect him to some of these previously described figures. Also, naming a character after a weekday may imply he is similar to the day's feel (See ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''). Someone named Monday can't be fun, because ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} hates Mondays, right? On the other hand, Saturday must be super fun to hang out with, and, ladies, he's single.

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* In the new epic of our times, ''[[ThatEightiesShow That '80s Show]]'', a punk rocker was named June Tuesday.

* For a time leading up until around UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, there was an ongoing SerialEscalation in terms of number and weight of guns mounted on battleships (it eventually normed out at around three or four turrets, since this was the most you could practically mount without the guns blocking each other's fields of fire). Possibly the apex of this was HMS ''Agincourt'', originally designed for the Brazlian Navy with a [[MoreDakka main battery of seven turrets]]. Each turret was unofficially named for a different day of the week, with Sunday the foremost turret and Saturday the turret at the stern.

This pagan-based naming has ticked off the Catholic Church, so some countries with lots of Catholic influence will have boring names, based on what prayers should be done. Or even more mind-numbingly uninventive: long ago in Iceland, Catholic bishop renamed Tuesday to "third day", Wednesday to "middle week day", Thursday to "fifth day" and Friday to "fasting day." The Quakers also used numbers for days of the week instead of honoring Pagan deities (Sunday was the first day, etc).

''Is fair and wise and good and [[HaveAGayOldTime gay]]"''

* One adaption of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' has the Seven Dwarfs characterised as this.
* One ''Series/InspectorMorse'' episode has a female television presenter known as Friday. Her actual name is Frideswide.
** The prequel series ''Endeavour'' introduces us to Inspector Thursday, Constable Morse's MentorArchetype.

* ''ShortlandStreet's'' Tuesday Warner.

* HappyMondays

* Multi-Purpose Super-Robot [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Thursday!]]

* In ''VideoGame/{{Dark Cloud}}'' there are a series of enemies named after the days of the week in Wise Owl Forest.

* "Domenica", meaning "Sunday", is a common name in Italy.
** As is the Spanish equivalent Domingo, usually as the surname Dominguez.

* British Pop band The Saturdays
** And The Sundays.

* For a time leading up until around UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne, there was an ongoing SerialEscalation in terms of number and weight of guns mounted on battleships (it eventually normed out at around three or four turrets, since this was the most you could practically mount without the guns blocking each other's fields of fire). Possibly the apex of this was HMS ''Agincourt'', originally designed for the Brazlian Navy with a [[MoreDakka main battery of seven turrets]]. Each turret was unofficially named for a different day of the week, with Sunday the foremost turret and Saturday the turret at the stern.