Christian name

English

Etymology

From Christian + name.

Noun

Christian name (plural Christian names)

1. A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism.
2. (by extension) Any forename.

Usage notes

Many non-Christian people find this term offensive when used to refer to them. The following synonyms can be used to avoid any possible offense:

Synonyms

• first name
• forename
• given name
• front name

Related terms

• Sunday name

Translations

first name at Christian baptism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 教名 (jiàomíng) (religious name), 名字 (zh) (míngzi)

• Czech: křestní jméno (cs) n
• Dutch: doopnaam (nl) m
• Esperanto: baptonomo
• Finnish: ristimänimi (fi)
• French: nom de baptême (fr) m
• German: Taufname (de) m, Vorname (de) m
• Hungarian: keresztnév (hu)
• Irish: ainm baiste m
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• Italian: nome di battesimo m
• Japanese: クリスチャンネーム (Kurisuchan nēmu), 洗礼名 (せんれいめい, senreimei), 名前 (ja) (なまえ, namae)
• Macedonian: ќрсно и́ме n (ḱrsno íme)
• Polish: imię chrzcielne n
• Portuguese: nome de batismo f
• Romanian: nume de botez (ro)
• Russian: и́мя, да́нное при креще́нии n (ímja, dánnoje pri kreščénii), и́мя (ru) n (ímja)
• Scottish Gaelic: ainm-baistidh m
• Spanish: nombre de pila (es) m
• Turkish: vaftiz adı
• Vietnamese: tên thánh (vi)

any forename — see forename