baptismal name

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baptismal name

noun baptismal names

A name given at baptism (christening). 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
Similar: baptismal, Christian name, saint's name

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noun name given at christening

日本語	洗礼名 senreimei
Português	nome de batismo
Français	nom de baptême
Deutsch	Taufname
Ελληνικά	βαπτιστικό vaptistikó
Română	nume de botez
Tiếng Việt	tên thánh, tên rửa tội

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@misc{baptismal_name_2026,
  title = {baptismal name},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baptismal%20name},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}