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Christian name
Definitions
- 1 A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism.
- 2 Obsolete form of Christian name. alt-of, obsolete
"—Now you ſee, brother Toby, he would ſay, looking up, “that chriſtian names are not ſuch indifferent things;”—had Luther here been called by any other name but Martin, he would have been damned to all eternity—Not that I look upon Martin, he would add, as a good name—far from it—’tis ſomething better than a neutral, and but a little—yet little as it is, you ſee it was of ſome ſervice to him."
- 3 the first name given to Christians at birth or christening wordnet
- 4 Any forename. broadly
"This was all overheard by Miss Dashwood; and in the whole of the sentence, in his manner of pronouncing it, and in his addressing her sister by her christian name alone, she instantly saw an intimacy so decided, a meaning so direct, as marked a perfect agreement between them."
- 5 An English given name, particularly for ethnic Chinese who usually have a separate Chinese name. Singapore
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- 6 A baptismal name or confirmation name used in religious contexts, but not part of the legal name.
"At the convent he is known as "Andrew." This is Shin's baptismal name. Korean Catholics baptized as infants take on a Christian name which also acts as their confirmation name."
Etymology
From Christian + name.
See also for "christian name"
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