baptismal name

1. 1.

   the first name given to Christians at birth or christening

   SynonymsChristian name

   Broaderfirst name

Questions about baptismal name

What does baptismal name mean?

baptismal name means "the first name given to Christians at birth or christening".

What is another word for baptismal name?

Close synonyms include Christian name. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is baptismal name a common word?

baptismal name is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.