nameday

IPA/nˈeɪmdeɪ/
IPA/nˈeɪmdeɪ/

nameday — noun

1. a day each year linked to the saint who shares your name, often celebrated as yo

1.名詞C2
釋義

a day each year linked to the saint who shares your name, often celebrated as your own special day.

例句

Rohan brought cakes to school for his nameday in June.

for + someone's nameday

The church calendar marked Mira's nameday beside Saint Lucy's feast in December.

church calendar marked + someone's nameday

同義詞
  • name day

    same meaning, written as two words in some texts

  • saint's day

    close in religious contexts, but this can refer to the feast itself rather than a person's celebration

文法句型

on + someone's nameday

celebrate + someone's nameday

someone's nameday + falls on + date

用法筆記

Usually appears in cultures or churches that match a person's given name to a saint's feast day. In everyday English outside those traditions, people are often more familiar with birthdays than namedays.

常見錯誤

❌Her nameday is the day she was born.
✅Her nameday is the saint's day linked to her name.
💡a nameday follows a calendar tradition, not a birth date.