christening

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Known for her iconic one liners, Doris is well quoted by fans of the series - particularly when she refused to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.

From BBC

Her mentally ill mother, who was obsessed with soap operas and now lives in a Villages-like retirement community in Florida, had considered christening her after Nicole Brown Simpson, the murder victim.

From New York Times

German critics were equally enchanted, christening her “the Black Venus.”

From New York Times

Charles with his mother, then Princess Elizabeth, after his christening ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 1948.

From New York Times

After months of confusion, the Sussexes’ christening announcement marked the first time one of their children was publicly referred to with a royal title.

From Los Angeles Times