Christian name

Christian-name English Alternative forms en christen name christian name obsolete Etymology From en Christian + en name. Noun en Christianity A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism. en by extension Any forename. I XII 137–138 137 This was all overheard by Miss Dashwood; and in the whole of the sentence, in his manner of pronouncing it, and in his addressing her sister by her christian name alone, she instantly saw an intimacy so decided, a meaning so direct, as marked a perfect agreement between them. en 1972 John Casson ‘When We Are Old, Are Old’ Lewis & Sybil: A Memoir London Collins 320 https://archive.org/details/lewissybilmemoir0000cass/page/320/mode/1up 0 00 211488 7 On 8th November Anthony cabled them, ‘Your great-grandson Randal Lewis Casson arrived to-day. Both well,’ and we sent, ‘Congratulations on becoming great-grandparents.’ Anthony and Janneke had kept the proposed Christian names a complete secret, and we were all so touched that they had chosen two which belonged so much to the family. en Singapore An English given name, particularly for ethnic Chinese who usually have a separate Chinese name. en chiefly Korea A baptismal name or confirmation name used in religious contexts, but not part of the legal name. en 2000 U.S. Catholic Historian At the convent he is known as "Andrew." This is Shin's baptismal name. Korean Catholics baptized as infants take on a Christian name which also acts as their confirmation name. en 2003-01-30 R L Trask Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English Penguin UK 9780141941363 Many of these, however, thoughtfully join their given names with a hyphen, or even write them solid, so that Lee Soo Man may present himself as Soo-Man Lee or Sooman Lee. A Korean who is a Christian will additionally take a Christian name, and so our Mr Lee may present himself as Noah Lee. en 2011 Manfred Schmeling Hans-Joachim Backe From Ritual to Romance and Beyond: Comparative Literature and Comparative Religious Studies : Proceedings of the ICLA Conference at Jacobs University, Bremen, August 6-8, 2008 Königshausen & Neumann 9783826045837 46 An Chung-gun (baptized Thomas as his Christian name), Korean 'national hero,' who assassinated the Japanese Prime Minister and was a criminal from the Japanese point of view Usage notes Many non-Christian people find this term offensive when used to refer to them. The synonyms can be used to avoid any possible offense. Synonyms en first name en forename en given name en front name Derived terms en Christian-name verb en Christian-nameless Related terms en Sunday name Translations first name at Christian baptism Breton: br anv-badez m Catalan: ca nom de fonts m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 教名 jiàomíng religious name, cmn 名字 míngzi Czech: cs křestní jméno n Dutch: nl doopnaam m Esperanto: eo baptonomo Finnish: fi ristimänimi French: fr nom de baptême m German: de Taufname m, de Vorname m Hungarian: hu keresztnév Irish: ga ainm baiste m Italian: it nome di battesimo m Japanese: ja クリスチャンネーム Kurisuchan nēmu, ja 洗礼名 せんれいめい, senreimei, ja 名前 なまえ, namae Macedonian: mk ќрсно и́ме n Polish: pl imię chrzcielne n Portuguese: pt nome de batismo m, pt nome cristão m Romanian: ro nume de botez Russian: ru и́мя, да́нное при креще́нии n, ru и́мя n Scottish Gaelic: gd ainm-baistidh m Spanish: es nombre de pila m Turkish: tr vaftiz adı Vietnamese: vi tên thánh any forename forename en Onomastics