Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the...
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Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings...
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languages, the days are named after corresponding deities of the regional culture, beginning either with Sunday or with Monday. The seven-day week was adopted...
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Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds to the day in the week when they were born. These day names have further meanings concerning...
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Hilma's Name Day (Finnish: Hilmanpäivät) is a 1954 Finnish romantic comedy film written and directed by Matti Kassila. It is based on the 1936 novel by...
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identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity...
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Traditionally, name day celebrations (Polish: imieniny [imjɛˈɲinɘ] ) have often enjoyed a celebratory emphasis greater than that of birthday celebrations...
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number of Italian given names. In Italy, one portion in person's name may be determined by the name day (onomastico). These name days are determined according...
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Public holidays in Greece (redirect from Revolution Day (Greece))
have a patron Saint also called 'Name Day' or a Liberation Day, and at this day it is customary for schools to have a day off. "Ποιες είναι οι ημέρες υποχρεωτικής...
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Czech Republic, each day of the year, except national holidays, corresponds to a personal name. People celebrate their name day ("svátek"—or more formally...
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A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required...
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Troubles and turning point of the Polish intervention in Russia. The day's name alludes to the idea that all classes of Russian society united to preserve...
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film Candyman 3: Day of the Dead, a 1999 American supernatural slasher film, the third installment of the Candyman series "Code Name: Day of the Dead", Acapulco...
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Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star. It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by...
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A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well...
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The feast day for the saint is September 16, which is celebrated as a name day in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Other name days include...
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Tatiana Day (Russian: Татьянин день, Tatyanin den'), also known as Tatyana's Day or Students Day, is named after Saint Tatiana, a Christian martyr in 3rd-century...
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Slovak names consist of a given name and surname. Slovakia uses the Western name order with the given name being listed before surname. However, there...
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cultural influence the name Roman (the Slavic variant of Romanos/Romanus) is widely used amongst Eastern and Western Slavs. The name day for Roman varies between...
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Calendar of saints (redirect from Feast Day)
organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast"...
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An Armenian name comprises a given name and a surname. In Armenia, patronymics, which go between the first and last name, are also used in official documents...
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Day (Ngày Giải phóng or Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam), or by its official name, Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (Ngày Giải phóng...
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Daniel (Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל) is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge" and derives from two early biblical figures...
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Mehregan (section In the present-day)
above, Mehrgān is a name-day feast. These name-day feasts are festivals celebrated on the day of the year when the day-name and month-name dedicated to a particular...
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A Georgian name (Georgian: ქართული გვარ-სახელი, romanized: kartuli gvar-sakheli) consists of a given name and a surname used by ethnic Georgians. According...
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"hospitality") is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name. Related names include Oksana (Ukrainian:...
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Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration...
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A courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also known as a style name, is an additional name bestowed upon individuals at adulthood, complementing...
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given name, first name and forename in traditionally Christian countries, and are still common in day-to-day use. Strictly speaking, the Christian name is...
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