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
Mr. Gulpilil’s Christian name was foisted upon him at school.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021
Gulpilil’s Christian name was foisted upon him at school.
From Fox News • Nov. 29, 2021
When she looked at you and addressed you by your Christian name, she made it sound like a promise, one that stood on the side of everything that was juicy, smart, black, amused, yours.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019
“You are, and will remain, as you have been designated. Your Christian name is of no interest to me. Now kindly sit down, Nurse Tallis.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
