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Who was Friday named after?

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Named days. Black Friday refers to any one of several historical disasters that happened on Fridays, and, in a general sense, to any Friday the thirteenth. In the United States, Black Friday is also the nickname of the day after Thanksgiving, the first day of the traditional Christmas shopping season. read more

The English name Friday is derived from Old English and means “day of Frigg,” the Norse goddess of fertility and love, who is often perceived as the same deity as Freya. Venus' Day In most languages with Latin origins, the day is named after the fertility goddess Venus, like Italian venerdi, French vendredi. read more

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