Christen
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See also: christen
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English Cristen, from Old English crīsten (ca. 890), from Latin Christiānus.
Adjective[edit]
Christen (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of Christian.
- 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 277–278:
- Mrs. Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle-book, made by some emigrant; called Lucy by her christen name; and did not know whether she should ever be able to part with them.
Noun[edit]
Christen (plural Christens)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Christen (plural Christene)
Danish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Christen
- a male given name, variant of Christian
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
Christen
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