baptismal name

noun

1. Christian name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baptismal name¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The last pope to choose the name Leo was Pope Leo XIII, an Italian whose baptismal name was Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci.

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Until last year, John Henry Newman, as he is known by his baptismal name, was studying to become a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary in Yangon.

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She took the baptismal name Anthony, becoming known as Chloe Anthony Wofford.

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At 12, Ms. Morrison made the personal step of converting to Catholicism, the faith followed by a branch of her extended family, and took Anthony as her baptismal name.

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I did not want anything too typical, like my Catholic baptismal name, Joseph.

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