Among the Uighurs, a "Naming Celebration" is held after a child is given a name.
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Naming
//ˈneɪmɪŋ//
Synonyms for "naming" (88 found)
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12 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- naamgeving noun (ritual or ceremony)
Finnish
2 entries- nimenanto noun (ritual or ceremony)
- nimeäminen noun (process)
Galician
1 entries- nomear adj (giving a name)
German
1 entries- Namengebung noun (ritual or ceremony)
Hungarian
2 entries- névadás noun (process)
- névadás noun (ritual or ceremony)
Korean
1 entries- 명명식 noun (ritual or ceremony)
Portuguese
1 entries- nomeação noun (process)
Russian
1 entries- имянарече́ние noun (ritual or ceremony)
Telugu
1 entries- నామకరణము noun (ritual or ceremony)
West-Frisian
1 entries- nammejouwing noun (ritual or ceremony)
Sample sentences
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The Sea of Japan naming dispute revolves around efforts to remove 'Sea of Japan' from the world's maps and replace it with 'East Sea'.
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Not complying with the naming conventions will result in parse errors.
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Some men make the mistake of naming their boats after their girlfriends.
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