onomastico
name day
Intermediate Noun Masculine
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Pronunciation
/o.noˈma.sti.ko/
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Cultural Note
The onomastico is the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named. In southern Italy especially, it can be celebrated as enthusiastically as a birthday. Forgetting someone's onomastico can be considered a social faux pas in traditional families.
📝 Example Sentences
Buon onomastico, Marco!
Happy name day, Marco!
In Italia si festeggia anche l'onomastico, non solo il compleanno.
In Italy people celebrate name days too, not just birthdays.
Il mio onomastico è il 19 marzo, San Giuseppe.
My name day is March 19th, Saint Joseph's Day.