☿ Wednesday

Day 3 of the week · The day of Mercury

☿ Wednesday — The Day of Mercury

Wednesday is the day of the messenger. In Akkadian, Mercury was Nabû, god of writing, wisdom, and record-keeping. In Greek, the day of Hermes. In Latin, dies Mercurii.

In the Germanic languages, Mercury was translated as Wōden (Odin) — the god of knowledge, poetry, and hidden wisdom. Wednesday comes from Wōdnesdæg.

Names Across Languages

LanguageNameRomanizedMeaning
Akkadianūmu NabûDay of Nabû
Greekhēméra HermoûDay of Hermes
Latindies MercuriiDay of Mercury
EnglishWednesdayWoden's day
GermanWotanstagWotan's day
FrenchmercrediFrom Mercury
SpanishmiércolesFrom Mercury
SanskritBudhavāraDay of Budha (Mercury)
HindiबुधवारBudhvārDay of Budha
Japanese水曜日SuiyōbiWater day
Korean수요일SuyoilWater day
Chinese水曜Shuǐ yàoWater day
Hebrewיום רפאלYom RafaelDay of Rafael
Arabicيوم رافائيلYawm RāfāʾīlDay of Rafael
RussianВе́лесникVelesnikDay of Veles
UkrainianВелéсникVelesnikDay of Veles
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