christened

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Gay was born in Ballybofey, County Donegal, on 24 April, 1933, and Christened George Albert due to his English grandfather's fascination with the Royal Family.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2021

Christened the Meyers Manx, the vehicle was the invention of Bruce Meyers, a surfer and boatbuilder who melded old Volkswagen Beetle parts with a curving fiberglass body.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2021

Christened Vivian after the Australian tennis star Vivian McGrath, James won permission from his mother to choose an unequivocally masculine name.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2019

Christened the Sawtooth Mountain Meteorite, Reed felt vindicated to confirm what he’d already suspected: this meteorite was real.

From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2018

Christened the Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition, Fischer’s team removed 5,000 pounds of trash from the mountain—which was very good for the landscape and turned out to be even better public relations.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer