Christian name
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See also: Christian-name
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Christian name (plural Christian names)
- (Christianity) A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism.
- (by extension) Any forename.
- 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 137–138:
- 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.
- (Singapore) An English given name, particularly for ethnic Chinese who usually have a separate Chinese name.
- (chiefly Korea) A baptismal name or confirmation name used in religious contexts, but not part of the legal name.
- 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.
- 2003 January 30, R L Trask, Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
- 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.
- 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, →ISBN, page 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
[edit]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
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[edit]- Christian-name (verb)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]first name at Christian baptism
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any forename — see forename