Thursday

Thursday, by international standard, is the fourth day of the week, falling between Wednesday and Friday. In countries that adopt a Sunday-first convention, it is commonly considered the fifth day of the week. (see Days of the week for more on the different conventions.)

Related Topics:
Wednesday - Friday - Days of the week

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The name Thursday comes from the Old English Þunresdæg, meaning the day of Þunor, commonly known in Modern English as Thor, the Norse god of thunder. Thor replaced the Roman god of thunder, Jupiter, as the namesake of the fourth day of the week after the Anglo-Saxon invasions of Rome.

Related Topics:
Old English - Modern English - Thor - Jupiter

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By some conventions (see ISO 8601), the Thursdays of a year determine

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the week numbering: week 1 is defined as the week that contains the first

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Thursday of the year, and so on.

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