命めい名めい式しき

noun

naming ceremony; christening

A ceremony for giving a name, often used for babies, ships, or other formal naming events. Not limited to Christian contexts.

• 赤あかちゃんの命めい名めい式しきを神じん社じゃで行おこなった。

  We held the baby's naming ceremony at a shrine.

• 新しん造ぞう船せんの命めい名めい式しきが盛せい大だいに行おこなわれた。

  The naming ceremony for the new ship was held on a grand scale.