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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage note 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations

English

Noun

Christian name

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

Usage note

When referring to the name of a person who is not or might not be a Christian, or to the name of a non-specific person, some consider it preferable to avoid this term and to use one of the synonyms below instead in order to avoid causing offence.

Synonyms

• first name
• forename
• given name

Translations

The translations below are for the Christian sense only. For translations in the sense of "forename", see forename.

• Finnish: ristimänimi
• French: nom de baptême m
• Hungarian: keresztnév
• Italian: nome de battesimo m