In greek it is rather similar: * Monday -> Δευτέρα ("second") * Tuesday -> Τρίτη("third") * Wednesday -> Τετάρτη ("fourth") * Thursday -> Πέμπτη ("fift

In greek it is rather similar: * Monday -> Δευτέρα ("second") * Tuesday -> Τρίτη("third") * Wednesday -> Τετάρτη ("fourth") * Thursday -> Πέμπτη ("fifth") * Friday -> Παρασκευή ("preperation") * Saturday -> Σάββατο ("sabbath") * Sunday -> Κυριακή ("of the lord) That version is being used since the time of the Roman Empire, before that, Greeks used the babylonian model that named days after planets -which in turn had been named after gods. The english names are of germanic/norse descent, again mostly names of gods.