Godmother
//ˈɡɒdmʌðə//
Translations of "godmother" (59 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | إِشْبِينَة(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), عَرَّابَة(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | ʔišbīna, ʕarrāba | |
| Armenian | կնքամայր(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | knkʻamayr | |
| Asturian | madrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Basque | amabitxi(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Belarusian | хро́сная(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хро́сная ма́ці(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | xrósnaja, xrósnaja máci | |
| Bulgarian | кръ́стница(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | krǎ́stnica | |
| Catalan | padrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Chavacano | padrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 乾娘 /干娘(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 教母(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | gānniáng, jiàomǔ | |
| Czech | kmotra(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Danish | gudmoder(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudmor(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Dutch | meter(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Esperanto | baptopatrino(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Finnish | kummitäti(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| French | marraine(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Galician | madriña(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Georgian | ნათლია(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ნათლიდედა(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | natlia, natlideda | |
| German | Firmgodl(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Firmpatin(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Gevatterin(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Godel(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Godl(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Gote(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Gotte(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Patentante(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Patin(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Taufgodl(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), Taufpatin(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Greek | νονά(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | noná | |
| Hungarian | keresztanya(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Ido | baptomatro(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Indonesian | ibu baptis(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ibu permandian(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Ingrian | maattuška(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), naiskooma(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | مادَرَنْدَر(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), مادَرْخوانْدِه(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | mâdarandar, mâdarxânde | |
| Irish | máthair bhaistí(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Italian | comare(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), madrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Japanese | 代母(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), 教母(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | daibo, kyōbo | |
| Javanese | nini among(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Korean | 대모(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | daemo | |
| Latin | matrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Latvian | krustmāte(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | kmótša(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Macedonian | кума(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | kuma | |
| Nheengatu | manhangawa(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Norman | mârraine(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gudmor(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gudmor(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Occitan | mairina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Polabian | federă(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Polish | chrzestna(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), matka chrzestna(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Portuguese | comadre(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), madrinha(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Romanian | nașă(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), nună(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Romansch | madretscha(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), madritscha(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Russian | крёстная(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), крёстная мать(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | krjóstnaja, krjóstnaja matʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | bana-ghoistidh(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), muime(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), màthair-bhaiste(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kúma(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ку́ма(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Sicilian | cummari(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), parrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Slovak | kmotra(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), krstná mama(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Slovene | botra(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Spanish | comadre(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), madrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Swedish | gudmoder(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), gudmor(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Tagalog | inaama(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), madrina(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), ninang(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Tajik | модархонди таъмидӣ(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | modarxond-i ta'midi | |
| Taos | kumàyliʼína(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Thai | แม่ทูนหัว(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), แม่อุปถัมภ์(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | mɛ̂ɛ-tuun-hǔua, mɛ̂ɛ-ù-bpà-tǎm | |
| Ukrainian | хре́сна(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хре́сна ма́ти(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хреще́на(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), хреще́на ма́ти(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | xrésna, xrésna máty, xreščéna, xreščéna máty | |
| Vietnamese | mẹ đỡ đầu(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Volapük | jispönan(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner), spönan(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — | |
| Welsh | mam fedydd(woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | — |
madrina
amabitxi
padrina
padrina
kmotra
gudmoder, gudmor
meter
baptopatrino
kummitäti
marraine
madriña
Firmgodl, Firmpatin, Gevatterin, Godel, Godl, Gote, Gotte, Patentante, Patin, Taufgodl, Taufpatin
keresztanya
baptomatro
ibu baptis, ibu permandian
maattuška, naiskooma
máthair bhaistí
comare, madrina
nini among
matrina
krustmāte
kmótša
manhangawa
mârraine
gudmor
gudmor
mairina
federă
chrzestna, matka chrzestna
comadre, madrinha
nașă, nună
madretscha, madritscha
bana-ghoistidh, muime, màthair-bhaiste
kúma, ку́ма
cummari, parrina
kmotra, krstná mama
botra
comadre, madrina
gudmoder, gudmor
inaama, madrina, ninang
kumàyliʼína
хре́сна, хре́сна ма́ти, хреще́на, хреще́на ма́ти
xrésna, xrésna máty, xreščéna, xreščéna máty
mẹ đỡ đầu
jispönan, spönan
mam fedydd
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