Christian name

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

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) 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