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

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 calls him by the Christian name he was given at birth, William.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2018

I was surprised that this woman, whose Christian name is Catherine, saw me in this light.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker