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Dates
This form of the name developed some time in the last millennium of the Third Age
Race
Hobbits
Cultures
Shire-hobbits and Bucklanders (also used in the Bree-land)
Pronunciation
su'nday
Meaning
Derived from Mannish Sunnendei, a day dedicated to the Sun1
Other names
Anarya, Oranor, Sunnendei

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Sunday

The second day of the Shire-hobbits’ week

Days of the week

The day in the Shire-week that came between Sterday and Monday was dedicated to the Sun, just as our own modern 'Sunday'. It derived from an older form, Sunnendei that was itself a translation of the Elvish day-name Anarya. Though the name 'Sunday' happens to be identical to a day in our modern week, the associations of the day to the Shire-hobbits would have been quite different. To them, it was an ordinary weekday, and occupied the same point in the week as Tuesday would for us.


Notes

1

Tolkien devised the names of the days in the Hobbits' week so that they were recognisable to an English-speaker, though in most cases they have a quite distinct derivation. So, for example, English 'Thursday' had its equivalent in Mersday, which ultimately derived from the Elves' 'day of the Sea' (whereas the English day takes its name from the god Thor). Sunday is one of only two exceptions (the other being Monday) where the Hobbits' day had exactly the same origins as the modern usage: the Hobbits' Sunday and Monday were named for the Sun and Moon respectively, just as in modern English.

See also...

Anarya, Oranor, Shire Calendar, Sunnendei

Indexes:

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  • Updated 7 October 2023
  • This entry is complete

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Sunday

The second day of the Shire-hobbits’ week

Dates
This form of the name developed some time in the last millennium of the Third Age
Race
Hobbits
Cultures
Shire-hobbits and Bucklanders (also used in the Bree-land)
Pronunciation
su'nday
Meaning
Derived from Mannish Sunnendei, a day dedicated to the Sun1
Other names
Anarya, Oranor, Sunnendei

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 7 October 2023
  • This entry is complete

Sunday

The second day of the Shire-hobbits’ week

Days of the week

The day in the Shire-week that came between Sterday and Monday was dedicated to the Sun, just as our own modern 'Sunday'. It derived from an older form, Sunnendei that was itself a translation of the Elvish day-name Anarya. Though the name 'Sunday' happens to be identical to a day in our modern week, the associations of the day to the Shire-hobbits would have been quite different. To them, it was an ordinary weekday, and occupied the same point in the week as Tuesday would for us.


Notes

1

Tolkien devised the names of the days in the Hobbits' week so that they were recognisable to an English-speaker, though in most cases they have a quite distinct derivation. So, for example, English 'Thursday' had its equivalent in Mersday, which ultimately derived from the Elves' 'day of the Sea' (whereas the English day takes its name from the god Thor). Sunday is one of only two exceptions (the other being Monday) where the Hobbits' day had exactly the same origins as the modern usage: the Hobbits' Sunday and Monday were named for the Sun and Moon respectively, just as in modern English.

See also...

Anarya, Oranor, Shire Calendar, Sunnendei

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 7 October 2023
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Discus questionnaires work on the screen or in printed form to suit your needs, in any of dozens of languages.