Meaning and Origin
What does the name Sunday mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Nigeria, the name Sunday is of English origin and means "Rest".
- A submission from Nigeria says the name Sunday means "Good".
- According to a user from Nigeria, the name Sunday means "Perfection".
- A user from Nebraska, U.S. says the name Sunday is of African origin and means "Gift of god".
Etymology: AS. sunnandæg; sunne, gen. sunnan, the sun + dæg day; akin to D. zondag, G. sonntag; -- so called because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship. See Sun, and Day
- United States evangelist (1862-1935)
- First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From Middle English sunnenday from Old English sunnandæġ (“day of the sun”), from sunne (“sun”), + dæġ (“day”), late Proto-Germanic *sunnōniz dagaz, as a translation (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Sōlis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 CE.
Compare Saterland Frisian Sundai (“Sunday”), German Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West West Frisian snein, German Sonntag, Danish søndag.
- The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
- (informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
- (informal) A comic strip published in a Sunday newspaper.