命めい名めい日び

noun

name day; baptism day

Refers to the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named, or the day of baptism. Common in Christian contexts.

• 彼かれの命めい名めい日びは聖せいヨハネの日ひです。

  His name day is the feast of Saint John.

• 洗せん礼れいを受うけた日ひを命めい名めい日びとして祝いわう。

  They celebrate the day of baptism as their name day.