Christian name

Example Sentences

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For Indigenous people, she became Malintzin, a phonetic rendition of her Christian name.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I could have added a second Christian name in my teenage years, when I was a member of the Roman Catholic church.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Gulpilil’s Christian name was foisted upon him at school.

From Fox News • Nov. 29, 2021

The 1963 stylebook decrees: “ ‘Mrs.’ is never used with the Christian name of a woman.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2019

When Minta, or Minty, whose Christian name was Harriet, went back to the Cooks, she soon learned that she was to stay indoors and learn to weave.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry