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The name Wednesday is primarily associated with the English word for the fourth day of the week. However, as a given name, Wednesday does not have a widely accepted or documented meaning. It gained attention as a unique name choice after being used in the 1964 novel "The Addams Family" by Charles Addams. In the book, Wednesday Addams is a character known for her dark and macabre interests.

The origin of the name Wednesday is linked to the Old English word "Wōdnesdæg," which means "day of Odin." Odin, also known as Woden or Wotan, is a Norse god associated with wisdom, knowledge, war, and death. In various Germanic languages, Wednesday is named after him, such as "Wodanstag" in German and "Onsdag" in Danish and Norwegian.

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