name day
Americannoun
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the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named.
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the day on which a person is christened.
noun
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RC Church the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
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another name for ticket day
Etymology
Origin of name day
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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"I wonder, Princess," he says, "was your own second name day as grand as this?"
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2022
Her assistant, Bea, likes to celebrate her name day, as is a common custom in countries across Europe and Latin America, so she works over the Summer bank holiday too.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022
The occasion: the celebration of the name day of Sergey.
From New York Times • May 7, 2013
What the pope chose to hear for his name day was a touchstone Haydn work appropriate to the Lenten season, “The Seven Last Words From the Cross.”
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2010
Until the dawn of his fifteenth name day, when he had been awakened to find his horse saddled and ready.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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