Friday – (Frigg) or Dies Veneris (Latin for “day of Venus”)

 

 

"Friday" is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting the "Monday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the sixth and penultimate day of the week. The term "Frigg" is associated with Friday because the day was named after the Norse goddess Frigg, who is associated with love and beauty. In Old English, this day was called Frīġedæġ, meaning 'day of Frige'. The name 'Friday' in English is derived from this term. Similarly, in most Germanic languages, the day is named after Frigg, like Freitag in German, vrijdag in Dutch, fredag in Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish.