Saturday ... word history
Usually, a word will give geographical origin. Not sure if this is the case with the "name" Saturday, but here's a shot at it from Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Pronunciation: 'sa-t&r-dE, -(")dA
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English saterday, from Old English sæterndæg (akin to Old Frisian sAterdei), from Latin Saturnus Saturn + Old English dæg day
Date: before 12th century
Another point here (for you football fans) is this:
(From the bio released from the Indianopolis Colts web site at:http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=41http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=41 )
Name:Jeff Saturday
HGT: 6-2, WGT: 291
College:North Carolina
4 years in the NFL (Indianapolis Colts)
DOB: 06/08/1975 Tucker, GA
Contact Info:
Jeff Saturday
c/o Indianapolis Colts
7001 W. 56th Street
Indianapolis, IN. 46254
USA
"Full name is Jeffrey Bryant Saturday…born in Atlanta, Georgia…attended Shamrock High School…instructor for Colts 101 and 201, an annual women’s football clinic...participated in the 2000 Avon High School football Lift-a-thon fund-raising event to raise money for the student-athletes at the school...works with Kids Voice...Saturday and his wife, Karen, reside with their son, Jeffrey Douglas (11/15/00), in Indianapolis, Ind."
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Re: Saturday ... word history
phyllis saturday 1/12/08