In case it isn't obvious, Thursday, the fifth day of the week, was named after the Norse god, Thor. This was derived from the Old English "Þunresdæg" (I'm not sure how to pronounce it either), and means "Day of Thunor"(Thunor being another name for Thor). In Germanic languages, Thursday carries the name of Thor: German, Donnerstag, Dutch, Donderdag, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, Torsdag, Faroese, Hósdagur. Latin or Romantic languages, instead, have named Thursday in honor of Thor's Roman counterpart, Jupiter or Jove: Italian, giovedì, Spanish, jueves, and French, jeudi.
To quote Douglas Adams' The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul, "I'm not used to spending the evening with someone who's got a whole day named after them."
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