Christian name

NOUN

baptismal name

Synonyms

WEAK

font name forename personal name

NOUN

first name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

given name

WEAK

baptism name baptismal name forename

Antonyms

WEAK

last name surname

NOUN

given name

Synonyms

WEAK

baptismal name forename

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

We had never heard anyone call Auntie Braxton by her Christian name.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson