Day
English word name
"the time of light between one night and the next"Share
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Day Origin and Meaning
The name Day is a boy's name meaning "the time of light between one night and the next".
Many African tribes have a tradition of naming children for the day or time they were born -- Friday, Afternoon -- a practice finding new life in the Western world as word names become more popular.
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Famous People Named Day
- Daniel DayLewis, English actor and multiple Academy Award winner
- Dennis Dayborn Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty, was an American singer and radio, television and film personality
Day in Pop Culture
- Green Dayrock band
- Daniel Altan "Day" Winghero from "Legend" by Marie Lu
- "Another Day of Sun" song in the film "La La Land"
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