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
She reread and committed to memory the commandment: in no circumstances should a nurse communicate to a patient her Christian name.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
