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

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

When I use my Christian name it works as though someone else spoke it to me, it has more power.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque