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name day

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name day

–noun
1. the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named.
2. the day on which a person is christened.

Origin:
1715–25
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name day  
n.  
  1. The feast day of the saint after whom one is named.

  2. The day on which one is baptized.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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