Christian names
Given names traditionally
Christian names are the personal names given at baptism, as opposed to family surnames.
The term reflects the traditional Christian practice of naming a child during the christening ceremony.
Now used more broadly as a synonym for first name or given name, regardless of religious context: What's your Christian name?
The term sounds somewhat old-fashioned in American English, where "first name" predominates.
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- chrismConsecrated anointing substance
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
blessing · rite · ceremony · initiation · congregation · priest · minister · altar
Masculine Greek-origin name
- SophiaGreek-derived feminine name
- MohammedIslam's founding prophet
- SakuraJapanese given name
- AishaArabic feminine name
Carlos · Lakshmi · Chen · Fatima · Pierre · Sanjay · Mei · Isabella
Given name at birth
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- christenedRitually named, often religiously
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
font
Character style set
- godparentsBaptismal sponsors for children
- chrismConsecrated anointing substance
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
sacrament · blessing · rite · ceremony · initiation · congregation · priest · minister · altar · liturgy
Alexander
Masculine Greek-origin name
Aisha · Carlos · Lakshmi · Chen · Fatima · Pierre · Sanjay · Mei · Isabella · Noah
forename
Given name at birth
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- christenedRitually named, often religiously
registered · certificate · birth record · tradition · honorific
saint
Canonized holy person
patron · scripture · testament · gospel · evangelical · sacred · piety · sanctity · clergy · theological
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- patronymicName from father's name
matronymic · namesake · family · clan · bloodline · roots · forebears · dynasty · legacy · birthright
Christian namessurnames
Hereditary family identifiers
family names · last names · patronymics · clan names · maiden names
Christian namessurname
Hereditary family identifier
family name · last name · family names · surnames · last names
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