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name days

name days is the plural of name day.

Meaning of name day

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

Questions about name days

What is name days the plural of?
Name days is the plural of name day.

Words near name days in the dictionary

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

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