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But long before fame descended on him, Paris had christened a short thoroughfare — an allée — to honor the Irish expat for his service in the resistance during World War II.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Headline writers had christened them "the Bonus Army," "the bonus marchers."

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2020

He had christened the site Tanis, after the ancient city in Egypt, which was featured in the 1981 film “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 29, 2019

The press had christened her the Babe Ruth of egg-laying.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2018

Laurie had christened it, saying it was highly appropriate to the gentle lovers who ‘went on together like a pair of turtledoves, with first a bill and then a coo’.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott