English

Sunday name

Sunday + name, since it is what one would be called at church on Sundays.

A compound of Sunday + name

Proto-Germanic *dagaz ‘day’

Proto-West Germanic *dag ‘day’

Proto-West Germanic *Sunnōn dag

Old English sunnandæġ

Middle English Sonday

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ‘name’

Proto-Germanic *namô ‘name’

Proto-West Germanic *namō ‘name’

Old English nama ‘name’

Middle English name

English name

The story

Sunday + name, since it is what one would be called at church on Sundays.

noun The full form of one's first name, such as Stephen instead of Steve.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sunday name