name day

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name day

noun name days

  1. The feast day of the saint after whom one is named. In Italy, many individuals celebrate not only their birthday but also their name day, the feast day of the saint for whom they were named. Celebrations on one's name day are often as important as those on one's birthday; […]
  2. Synonym of ticket day.

    Similar: ticket day

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noun feast day of a saint

Españoldía del santo, onomástica, santo
한국어영명 축일 yeongmyeong chugil
日本語聖名祝日 seimei shukujitsu
中文命名日 mìngmíngrì
Portuguêsdia onomástico
Françaisfête, fête du prénom
DeutschNamenstag
Italianoonomastico
Ελληνικάονομαστική γιορτή onomastikí giortí
Românăonomastică, ziua numelui, zi onomastică
Русскийимени́ны imeníny
العربيةيَوْم اِسْم yawm ism

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@misc{name_day_2026,
  title = {name day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/name%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}