nōmĭnālis, e, adj. [nomen],
I of or belonging to a name, nominal (ante- and postclass.): gentilitas, Varr. L. L. 8, § 4 Müll.—
II Subst.: nōmĭnālĭa , ĭum, n., the day on which a child received its name, the name-day , Tert. Idol. 16.—Hence, adv.: nōmĭnālĭter , by name, expressly : annuere, Arn. 2, 80.