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  2. Wednesday - Wikipedia

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    The Norse god Odin or Wōden, in an 18th century Icelandic manuscript, after whom Wednesday is named. Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. [1] In English, the name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, 'day of ...

  3. Names of the days of the week - Wikipedia

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    The name of the day is also related to the Latin name diēs Mārtis, "Day of Mars" (the Roman god of war). Wednesday : Old English Wōdnesdæg ( pronounced [ˈwoːdnezdæj] ) meaning the day of the Germanic god Woden (known as Óðinn among the North Germanic peoples), and a prominent god of the Anglo-Saxons (and other Germanic peoples) in ...

  4. Wednesday (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The name of Wednesday Addams was inspired by the nursery rhyme Monday's Child. Wednesday is a usually feminine given name, taken from the day of the week.It came into greater use after Charles Addams chose the name for Wednesday Addams on the 1964 television sitcom The Addams Family, which was based on the cartoons he originally published in The New Yorker magazine beginning in 1938.

  5. How Wednesday became 'Hump Day' - AOL

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    Yup. It's Hump Day — otherwise known as "Wednesday" and while that name is still printed on our calendars, the former has taken over in everyday conversation. And no — this wasn't ...

  6. Week - Wikipedia

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    In English, the names of the days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In many languages, including English, the days of the week are named after gods or classical planets. Saturday has kept its Roman name, while the other six days use Germanic equivalents.

  7. What Is 'Ash Wednesday' and Why Is It Celebrated? - AOL

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    Fat Tuesday (also known as Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Pączki Day or Mardi Gras in French) is the traditional name for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This is last day that observing ...

  8. Wednesday’s Christina Ricci reveals why she never ... - AOL

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    Wednesday star Christina Ricci has explained why never gave Jenna Ortega any advice about playing the famous Addams Family character for Netflix.

  9. Wednesday Addams - Wikipedia

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    Wednesday Addams is a character from the Addams Family multimedia franchise created by American cartoonist Charles Addams.She is typically portrayed as a morbid and emotionally reserved child that is fascinated by the macabre, often identified by her pale skin and black pigtails.