Christian name
Example Sentences
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Students were given Christian names and strictly forbidden from speaking their own language or practicing their own customs.
From Seattle Times
The error was quickly rectified but five years on a new sign has appeared directly opposite the one that was originally spelled incorrectly with the engineer's Christian name missing the letter "e".
From BBC
“Kris Jenner’s Christian name is Multiple Sources,” one popular tweet about Kardashian’s mother read on Tuesday, succinctly capturing how the family operates.
From Washington Post
With family lines broken and ancestors diminished to figures on plantation ledgers and Christian names on bills of sale, Black people grieve for forebearers whose recorded lives lack both facts and emotional texture.
From Washington Post
Corona said no-one takes her seriously when they discover her Christian name, while she cannot book a table or open an account without staff giving her peculiar looks.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
