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Christian name
noun as in baptismal name
Weak matches
noun as in first name
Strongest match
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noun as in given name
Weak matches
Example Sentences
I could have added a second Christian name in my teenage years, when I was a member of the Roman Catholic church.
Once they arrived in Europe, they were baptized and given Christian names, often Maria or Caterina, and sold as servants to well-to-do families.
Stolen children like Juan were baptized and given a Christian name.
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
Students were given Christian names and strictly forbidden from speaking their own language or practicing their own customs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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