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baptismal names

baptismal names is the plural of baptismal name.

Meaning of baptismal name

Noun

baptismal name (plural baptismal names)

  1. A name given at baptism (christening).
    • Will not Posterity say, that our Modern Reformation has been wonderfully exact, in having […] proceeded so far, as to quarrel with the Ancient Baptismal Names of Charles, Lewis, and Francis, to fill the World with Methusalems, Ezekiels, and Malachies, of a more Scriptural sound?1685, Charles Cotton (translator), Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne, London: T. Basset et al., Volume 1, “Of Names,” pp. 538-539
    Synonyms:
    baptismal, Christian name, saint's name

Questions about baptismal names

What is baptismal names the plural of?
Baptismal names is the plural of baptismal name.

Words near baptismal names in the dictionary

  1. baptism of fire
  2. baptismal
  3. baptismal font
  4. baptismal fonts
  5. baptismal name
  6. baptismal names
  7. baptismally
  8. baptismals
  9. baptisms
  10. baptisms by fire
  11. baptisms of blood

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