Thu

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Day of the Week

Thu
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Thu stands for Thursday, a day of the week abbreviation.

Thor (Old English Thunor), the Germanic god of thunder, gives Thursday its name. Old English Thunresdaeg corresponds to Latin dies Iovis, Jupiter's day, the source of French jeudi.

Example: Farmers market: Thu 3 to 7 p.m. in the town square.

Usage notes

Thu is the three-letter form used in AP tables, digital calendars and programming date formats. US Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November. ISO 8601 defines week 1 of a year as the week containing the first Thursday, making Thursday the anchor of week numbering. Variants include Thurs, Thur, Th and R.

More day of the week abbreviations

  • Sa – Saturday
  • Sat – Saturday
  • Su – Sunday
  • Sun – Sunday
  • T – Tuesday (schedule code)
  • Th – Thursday
  • Thurs – Thursday
  • TR – Tuesday and Thursday
  • TTh – Tuesday and Thursday
  • Tu – Tuesday
  • Tue – Tuesday
  • Tues – Tuesday

See all 22 day of the week abbreviations →

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