baptismal name

noun

1. Christian name ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of baptismal name¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

This parliamentary baptismal name was given to itself by the Social Democratic party.

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His full baptismal name is “And Charity,” and in his own marriage certificate his name is so written.

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"Jim" was a childish corruption of her curious baptismal name: Jennifer.

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Mel is only a short version of my long and not pretty-sounding baptismal name.

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The new name clung to him; the old baptismal name was dropped; posterity has almost forgotten that it was ever imposed.

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