name day in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for name day in the English»French Dictionary

I.name [Brit neɪm, Am neɪm] N

1. name (title):

nom m

See also second name, first name

1. day (24-hour period):

le jour

2. day (until evening):

what a day! attr job

5. day (as historical period):

See also week

name day in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for name day in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for name day in the English»French Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This has changed, although it is still common to choose the name from the name day calendar and any highly unusual name has to be approved by a special office.
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If someone is named after a saint, then there is a big celebration on his or her name day.
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People celebrate their name day (svtek or more formally jmeniny) on the date corresponding to their own given name.
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It is normal to come to a name day celebration without an invitation.
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Even though celebration of the name day is less usual than celebrating birthday, the name day is more often congratulated by broader number of acquaintances.
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On her name day, the girl goes to her godmothers house with cakes to treat her.
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You can also find the name day in the header of daily newspapers.
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However, name day celebrations can be, and often are, held together with friends or co-workers of the same name and in this way it can grow in size and importance.
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Some calendars contain name days, but usually one must buy a special name day calendar.
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A bottle of alcohol is a common gift for men on their name day.
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