name day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [neym dey]
- /neɪm deɪ/
- /neɪm deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [neym dey]
- /neɪm deɪ/

Definitions of name day words

noun name day the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named. 1
noun name day the day on which a person is christened. 1
noun name day the feast day of a saint whose name one bears 0
noun name day the feast day of the saint after whom one is named 0

See all 4 definitions of name day

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Origin of name day

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Name day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Name day

name day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

name day usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for name day

noun name day

birthday — Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
red-letter day — A red-letter day is a day that you will always remember because something good happens to you then.

All 2 Synonyms of name day