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name day

name day noun: the feast day of the saint after whom one is named.

name day: the feast day of the saint after whom one is named
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Noun

name day (plural 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; […]2014, Ada Gobetti, Partisan Diary: A Woman's Life in the Italian Resistance, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
  2. Synonym of ticket day.
    Synonyms:
    ticket day

name day meaning in Arabic

name day in Arabic

feast day of a saint
يَوْم اِسْم yawm ism

Synonyms of name day

Forms of name day

pluralname days

Questions about name day

What does name day mean?
Name day means the feast day of the saint after whom one is named.
What is name day in Arabic?
Name day in Arabic is يَوْم اِسْم (yawm ism). See Name day meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is name day?
Name day is a noun.
What is the plural of name day?
The plural of name day is name days.

Words near name day in the dictionary

  1. name calls
  2. name card
  3. name cards
  4. name change
  5. name changes
  6. name day
  7. name days
  8. name drop
  9. name dropped
  10. name dropper
  11. name droppers

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