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BAPTISMAL NAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baptismal name mean?
• BAPTISMAL NAME (noun)
The noun BAPTISMAL NAME has 1 sense:
1. the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
Familiarity information: BAPTISMAL NAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first name given to Christians at birth or christening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
baptismal name; Christian name
Hypernyms ("baptismal name" is a kind of...):
first name; forename; given name (the name that precedes the surname)
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