Definition of name day
: the feast day of the saint after whom one is named
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Francis, who was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, funded the special dessert Monday for guests at Rome soup kitchens and shelters to celebrate his name day, the Catholic feast day of St. George, or San Jorge.
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He was born unlucky on the name day of Job, the sufferer.
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First Known Use of name day
1721
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