name day

English - Turkish

Definition of name day in English Turkish dictionary: hesap günü; isim yortusu
name the day: adı gün

English - English

Definition of name day in English English dictionary: The feast day of the saint after whom one is named; day of celebration for a saint after whom a person is named, feast day for the saint who is someone's namesake (Christianity); the day each year when people of some Christian religions celebrate the particular saint (=holy person) whose name they have been given; the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
name days: plural form of name day
name the day: set the date for a wedding
name-day: (Gr Onomastiria or Onomastiki eorti) The tradition of the Orthodox people to celebrate one's name-day instead of a birthday Since the Orthodox people are usually named after a saint's name, all those having the same name celebrate together Celebration of the name-day is considered to be spiritually important, and the celebrating individual develops special spiritual ties with his Patron Saint and, consequently, with God

name day

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name Day

neym dey

/ˈnām ˈdā/ /ˈneɪm ˈdeɪ/

[ 'nAm ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English nama; akin to Old High German namo name, Latin nomen, Greek onoma, onyma.

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