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Definition of name day
: the feast day of the saint after whom one is named
Examples of name day in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web In Mexico, this relates to Mayan history, with the one-night party falling just after the new year, hence the name Day Zero.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, "The 8 Best Moments From Day Zero Masada: Dwellers of the Dead Sea, an Israeli Desert Rave For the Ages," 30 Sep. 2019 Other highlights include the Mineeta Tower, best known as the House of the Undying, and the Lovrijenac Fortress, where King Joffrey's naming day tournament took place.
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Glamour, "A Game of Thrones Cruise Is Setting Sail in 2020," 28 May 2019 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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Fox News, "Pope offers gelato to Rome's neediest to mark feast day," 23 Apr. 2018 Other highlights include the Mineeta Tower, best known as the House of the Undying, and the Lovrijenac Fortress, where King Joffrey's naming day tournament took place.
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Glamour, "A Game of Thrones Cruise Is Setting Sail in 2020," 28 May 2019 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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Fox News, "Pope offers gelato to Rome's neediest to mark feast day," 23 Apr. 2018 He was born unlucky on the name day of Job, the sufferer.
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Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, "What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?," 29 Sep. 2017
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The first known use of name day was in 1721
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