Meaning
name day
- the feast day of the saint after whom a person is named
In a sentence
Oggi è il mio onomastico e i miei colleghi mi hanno portato i pasticcini.
Today is my name day and my colleagues brought me pastries.
Ti ricordi quando cade l'onomastico di Marco?
Do you remember when Marco's name day falls?
In famiglia non festeggiamo mai l'onomastico, solo i compleanni.
In our family we never celebrate name days, only birthdays.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| onomastico | masculine · singular |
| onomastici | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Celebrated similarly to a birthday in parts of Italy, especially the South.
- Plural is 'onomastici' (c becomes ci).