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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 ...
"Thursday's Child" is a song by The Chameleons on Script of the Bridge (1983). "Outlook for Thursday" was a hit in New Zealand for Dave Dobbyn. Thursday (mixtape)" is the name of a mixtape by R&B artist The Weeknd released in 2011. "Thirsty" is a song by American pop band AJR that prominently features the lyrics 'Thirsty, thirsty Thursday' [24]
This is a list of the most common U.S. place names (cities, towns, villages, boroughs and census-designated places [CDP]), with the number of times that name occurs (in parentheses). [1] Some states have more than one occurrence of the same name.
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Burlington, 5 places in Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Vermont, and Wisconsin – Burling family (This family owned the land upon which the city in Vermont was built. The other cities derive their name from the Vermont one). [91] [93] [94] Burnet, Texas – Governor David G. Burnet [91] Burnsville, Indiana – Brice Bruns (founder) [91]
The name was inspired by the renaissance Englishman, John Evelyn, who lived in the 17th century. Evelyn is most famous for 'Sylva,' the first important work on conservation.
Others carry the prefix "New"; for example, the largest city in the US, New York, was named after York because King Charles II gave the land to his brother, James, the Duke of York (later James II). [1] [2] Some places, such as Hartford, Connecticut, bear an archaic spelling of an English place (in this case Hertford).
Here's what to know about Holy Week, which includes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and culminates with Easter Sunday.