Friday

Friday takes its name from the sixth day of the week, itself derived from Old English Frigedaeg — meaning 'day of Frigg,' the Norse goddess associated with love and beauty. As a pet name, it carries the cheerful, anticipatory energy of the last workday, evoking relief, freedom, and the beginning of something fun.

Naming a pet Friday is a love letter to the best feeling of the week. It is upbeat, a little nostalgic, and carries that unmistakable sense of 'everything gets better from here.' There is also a literary dimension to it — Robinson Crusoe's loyal companion Friday is one of fiction's most famous pairs, giving the name a story of friendship and devotion embedded in it. It suits any pet with a gift for turning up right when you need them most, which, honestly, is all of them. The name is particularly charming for rescues adopted on a Friday, as if the universe intended it.