Christian name
Example Sentences
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For Indigenous people, she became Malintzin, a phonetic rendition of her Christian name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Mr. Gulpilil’s Christian name was foisted upon him at school.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021
Gulpilil’s Christian name was foisted upon him at school.
From Fox News • Nov. 29, 2021
When she looked at you and addressed you by your Christian name, she made it sound like a promise, one that stood on the side of everything that was juicy, smart, black, amused, yours.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 8, 2019
“At the beginning of the description of the Count’s wife—her Christian name, to be exact. But I confess that I still do not see the point.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
