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A name given at baptism (christening).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1685, Charles Cotton (translator), Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne, London: T. Basset et al., Volume 1, “Of Names,” pp. 538-539, Will not Posterity say, that our Modern Reformation has been wonderfully exact, in having [...] proceeded so far, as to quarrel with the Ancient Baptismal Names of Charles, Lewis, and Francis, to fill the World with Methusalems, Ezekiels, and Malachies, of a more Scriptural sound?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Christian name
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: first name, given name, forename
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Breton:
anv-badez
— name given at christening
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Dutch:
doopnaam
— name given at christening
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French:
nom de baptême
— name given at christening
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German:
Taufname
— name given at christening
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Greek:
βαπτιστικό
(vaptistikó)
— name given at christening
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Irish:
ainm baiste
— name given at christening
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Japanese:
洗礼名
(senreimei)
— name given at christening
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Lithuanian:
krikštãvardis
— name given at christening
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Lithuanian:
kri̇̀kšto var̃das
— name given at christening
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Polish:
imię chrzcielne
— name given at christening
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Portuguese:
nome de batismo
— name given at christening
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Romanian:
nume de botez
— name given at christening
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Swedish:
dopnamn
— name given at christening
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Vietnamese:
tên thánh
— name given at christening
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Vietnamese:
tên rửa tội
— name given at christening
