Meaning and background
The story behind Thursday
Thursday falls between Wednesday and Friday in the week. The English name of the day is historically linked to Thor, reflecting a Germanic naming tradition for weekdays. As a dog name it can evoke a date that mattered to an owner, but no such personal story follows from the word itself. It has two clearly heard syllables.
- Meaning
- The day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday. Source
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About Thursday
Recorded as a dog’s name
Thursday appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/θɝzdeɪ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/θɝzdeɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 1TH ER1 Z D EY2
/θɝzdi/ · primary stress on syllable 1TH ER1 Z D IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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