Birthday and Name day

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Birthday noun - The date on which a person was born.

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Name day and birthday are semantically related in date of birth topic. In some cases you can use "Name day" instead a noun "Birthday".

Nearby Words: birth, birthing

Name day noun - The feast day of a saint whose name one bears.

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Birthday and name day are semantically related in special day topic. You can use "Birthday" instead a noun phrase "Name day".

Babies born out of wedlock and given to adoption were often given the name of the saint whose holiday it was on the day they were born, so their name day coincided with their birthday.

Source: Last Minute Baby Naming

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