名な付づけ

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Meanings

The act of giving a name, especially to a child or a pet. Often used in contexts like naming ceremonies.

fiancé; fiancée

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 許婚 (いいなずけ). Refers to a person one is engaged to marry. Somewhat literary or old-fashioned; 婚約者 is more common in modern speech.

〈人ひと〉の名な付づけをするto name someone (e.g. a baby)
生うまれた赤あかちゃんの名な付づけをした。
We named the newborn baby.
〈人ひと〉の名な付づけの儀ぎを行おこなうto hold a naming ceremony for someone
家か族ぞくで赤あかちゃんの名な付づけの儀ぎを行おこなった。
The family held a naming ceremony for the baby.

命めい名めい sense 1
名付け and 命名 both mean 'naming,' but 命名 is the more formal, official term (used for products, ships, ceremonies), while 名付け feels more everyday, especially for babies or pets.
婚こん約やく者しゃ sense 2
名付け (sense 2) is a rare, literary abbreviation for 'fiancé(e),' while 婚約者 is the standard word used in everyday modern speech.
許嫁いいなずけ sense 2
名付け is an abbreviated form of 許婚, both meaning 'fiancé(e),' but 名付け sounds even more old-fashioned or literary.

From 名 (な, 'name') + 付け (つけ, continuative form of 付ける 'to attach'). Sense 2 is an abbreviation of 許婚 (いいなずけ).