Monday

Monday is an English day-of-the-week name derived from Old English Monandaeg meaning moon day, a translation of the Latin dies Lunae, itself reflecting the ancient association between the second day of the week and the moon. As a pet name, Monday is typically given to companions adopted or born on a Monday, or for owners who see beauty in the beginning of cycles and the quiet, underrated start of things. It has a contemplative, slightly melancholic, deeply charming quality.

Monday is one of those genuinely unexpected pet names that immediately makes you rethink your feelings about the day itself. For a companion of any gender born or adopted on a Monday, it is the obvious and perfect choice. For any other companion, it is a statement: this pet makes even Mondays worth looking forward to. The moon etymology gives it an unexpected luminous quality that the day's reputation does not fully deserve, and any household with a Monday has officially solved the problem of the week's most maligned twenty-four hours.