This template returns the name of the weekday whose number is in parameter. Alternatively, the English weekday name or abbreviation (with any letter case) can be given.

Syntax:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|day}}
  • The day value can be any numeric expression and is interpreted modulo 7 (extra leading zeroes and decimals are ignored), so it accepts any valid julian day timestamp.
Example with a timestamp:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|{{JULIANDAY|2000|01|01}}}} returns Leygardagur.
Examples for all standard English week day names:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|MONDAY}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|TUESDAY}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|WEDNESDAY}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|THURSDAY}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|FRIDAY}} returns Fríggjadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|SATURDAY}} returns Leygardagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|SUNDAY}} returns Sunnudagur
Examples for all abbreviated English week day names:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|mon}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|tue}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|wed}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|thu}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|fri}} returns Fríggjadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|sat}} returns Leygardagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|sun}} returns Sunnudagur
Examples for all standard week day numbers:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|0}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|1}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|2}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|3}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|4}} returns Fríggjadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|5}} returns Leygardagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|6}} returns Sunnudagur
Examples for week day numbers with extra leading zero:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|00}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|01}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|02}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|03}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|04}} returns Fríggjadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|05}} returns Leygardagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|06}} returns Sunnudagur
Examples for week day number cyclic underflows and overflows, from computed values:
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-701}} returns Sunnudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-700}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-699}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-7}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-6}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-5}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-4}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-3}} returns Fríggjadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-2}} returns Leygardagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|-1}} returns Sunnudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|7}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|8}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|9}} returns Mikudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|10}} returns Hósdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|13}} returns Sunnudagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|14}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|15}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|700}} returns Mánadagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|701}} returns Týsdagur
{{WEEKDAYNAME|707}} returns Mánadagur
See also:
Template:WEEKDAYNUMBER
Template:WEEKDAYABBREV
Template:CURRENTWEEKDAYNAME