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PRONUNCIATION OF NAME DAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAME DAY

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exclamation
Name day is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NAME DAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

name day

Name day

A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name. The custom originated with the Christian calendar of saints: believers named after a saint would celebrate that saint's feast day. In many countries, however, there is no longer any explicit connection to Christianity. It remains more popular in the Catholic and Orthodox parts of Europe, as Protestant churches generally do not venerate saints. The concept of name days is similar to the more common birthday, except that the association of a name to a day is entirely arbitrary. In the Eastern Orthodox Tradition, the name day corresponds to the day on which a saint "fell asleep" or died.

Definition of name day in the English dictionary

The definition of name day in the dictionary is the feast day of a saint whose name one bears.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAME DAY

name
name and shame
name names
name of the game
name part
name the day
name-calling
name-drop
name-dropper
name-dropping
nameable
namecheck
nameless
namelessly
namelessness
namely
Namen
nameplate
namer
namesake

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAME DAY

at the end of the day
carry the day
day by day
degree day
double day
from day to day
good day
late in the day
name the day
officer of the day
on day
order of the day
per day
prize day
some day
that will be the day
the other day
Valentine´s day
wedding day
working day

Synonyms and antonyms of name day in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «name day» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAME DAY

Find out the translation of name day to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of name day from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «name day» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

名天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onomástico
570 millions of speakers

English

name day
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाम दिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسم اليوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

именины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nome do dia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাম দিবস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nom journée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nama hari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Namenstag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖名祝日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이름 일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeneng dina
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên ngày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெயர் நாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाव दिवस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İsim günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nome del giorno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

imieniny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іменини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zi nume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Το όνομά ημέρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noem dag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

namnsdag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

navnedag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of name day

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAME DAY»

The term «name day» is normally little used and occupies the 111.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAME DAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about name day

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAME DAY»

Discover the use of name day in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to name day and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Voyager 1: Time of Prediction and Time of Nameday
Time of a Name-day (((distributions of the elephants») - To appropriate Names and to nominate solemn Dates Really, the authors of the publication in Science have undertaken rather uneasy mission. lt was necessary on the basis of the ...
Chechelnitsky Albert
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The Aztec Book of Destiny
The child's name-day also exposes his or her weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which the parents need to heed and counter through proper education and training. Once named, children broadcast this information about themselves for all to ...
Rick Holmer, 2005
3
The Past in Question: Modern Macedonia and the Uncertainties ...
The name-day is associated with the Orthodox calendar, and is celebrated in KruSevo by both Vlahs and Macedonians, with names derived from Slavic and Greek. Thus on Krstovden on 27 September, those with either a Krste or Stavre in the ...
Keith Brown, 2003
4
Growing Up Greek in St. Louis
And one way to show gratitude to all the people who had helped out the family was to have a lavish name day celebration. If you owed something to someone, you made sure you invited them and their entire extended family, which, in some  ...
Aphrodite Matsakis, 2002
5
Blessed Be Your Name
Introduction Blessed Be Your Name DAY 1: Blessed Be Your Name DAY 2: IntheLand ThatIs Plentiful DAY 3: Where Your Streams of Abundance DAY 4: Blessed Be Your Name DAY 5: Blessed Be Your Name DAY 6: When I'm Found in the ...
‎2013
6
The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for ...
Children's Books and Their Creators. Houghton, 1995, p. 392. Ward, Martha, ed. Authors of Books for Young People. 3d ed. Scarecrow, 1 990, p. 4 1 8. Honor Books 1956 Lindquist, Jennie. The Golden Name Day. Illustrated by Garth Williams.
John Thomas Gillespie, Corinne J. Naden, 2001
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Slovakia
People celebrate their name day (sviatok or more formally meniny) on the date corresponding to their own given name. The list of the names assigned to the corresponding date is normally published in the calendar. Names are listed in the  ...
Lucy Mallows, 2007
8
A Dictionary of Albanian Religion, Mythology, and Folk Culture
Nafaka. cf. Fatia. Name day. Popular custom. Name day is an important family holiday among the Albanian Orthodox, during which the head of household and all male heirs commemorate their individual sainted namesakes on a specific day .
Robert Elsie, 2001
9
Chopin's Letters
To his father, on his name-day. [In verse] When the world declares the festivity of your name-day, my Papa, it brings joy to me also, with these wishes; that you may live happily, may not know grievous cares, that God may always favour you ...
Frédéric Chopin, Ethel Lillian Voynich, 1931
10
A Reader in Sociophonetics
HEAP/SPEAK/NAME/DAY contrast with *Ɲ FEED. This system is attested only in Cheshire (C6 Hanmer [Flintshire]). Anderson (1987) suggests, however, that it was formerly more widespread in the South Midlands. The fourth outcome is ...
Dennis R. Preston, Nancy Niedzielski, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAME DAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term name day is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates Prophet Elijah
Many Bulgarians celebrate a name day on this day in the country. These are people named: Iliya, Ilinda, Iliyan, Ilin, Iskra, Ilina, Iliyana, Ilinka, ... «Focus News, Jul 15»
2
A birthday celebration
No, it's not my name day, though I do share a birth year with one of Chico's most beloved events: the Saturday farmers' market. On July 17 ... «Chico News & Review, Jul 15»
3
Going Places, Near & Far: An Open Mind for the Off-Road in Greece
... and celebrates name day). Greece is officially Greek Orthodox - and I wonder how they resolve the dissonance between Greek Mythology, ... «The Island Now, Jul 15»
4
URI student, CHS grad publishes first book
She discovers the truth of who she truly is on her Name Day, a celebration of adulthood. Thrown into a world where she is hunted, this ... «Valley Breeze, Jul 15»
5
Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates Feast of Saints Peter …
Many Bulgarians celebrate a name day on this day in the country. These are people named: Kamen, Kamena, Kremena, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, ... «Focus News, Jun 15»
6
The Comedians Review: “Overhear/Partners”
If the action moves away from the studio and into L.A. to make an doleful and awkward celebration of Billy's name day, that's also fine. What is ... «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
7
A Name Day Celebration
The night was April 24th (the 3rd night in the concert series), and it was my sister Liza's name day. Name days are bigger than birthdays in our ... «The Pappas Post, Apr 15»
8
Saint George Day: How many Romanians bear his name?
Over one million Romanians (1.077 million) celebrate their name day on April 23, 70% of which are men. More than 520,000 Romanians are ... «Romania-Insider.com, Apr 15»
9
New French CBC TV show Pow Wow changes name day after …
New French CBC TV show Pow Wow changes name day after announcing launch. By Kim Wheeler, CBC News Posted: Apr 22, 2015 3:36 PM ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
10
Pope Francis greets Benedict XVI on Feast of St Joseph
... last month's Consistory. On the Solemnity of St Joseph, the Holy Father phoned the Pope Emeritus on the latter's Name Day. - REUTERS. 19/03/2015 18:32 ... «Vatican Radio, Mar 15»

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