Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Traditionally, a Christian name or Baptismal name is a personal name given on the occasion of Christian baptism, with the ubiquity of infant baptism in medieval Christendom. In more modern times, till the later 20th century, 'Baptismal name' was used interchangeably with given name or first name in traditionally Christian countries, and was common in day to day use. Today, the more secular term 'first name' is used in day to day life, with 'Baptismal name' essentially no longer used."This was the case in Elizabethan England, as suggested by Camden, who uses the term independent of the event of baptism and merely in the sense of "given name":"Christian names were imposed for the distinction of persons, surnames for the difference of families."But, strictly speaking, the "Christian name" is not merely the forename distinctive of the individual member of a family, but the name given to him at his "christening", i.e., his baptism. In pre-Reformation England the laity were taught to administer baptism in case of necessity with the words: "I christen thee in the name of the Father" etc. To "christen" is therefore to "baptize", and "Christian name" means "Baptismal name".. }
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- Christian_name abstract "Traditionally, a Christian name or Baptismal name is a personal name given on the occasion of Christian baptism, with the ubiquity of infant baptism in medieval Christendom. In more modern times, till the later 20th century, 'Baptismal name' was used interchangeably with given name or first name in traditionally Christian countries, and was common in day to day use. Today, the more secular term 'first name' is used in day to day life, with 'Baptismal name' essentially no longer used."This was the case in Elizabethan England, as suggested by Camden, who uses the term independent of the event of baptism and merely in the sense of "given name":"Christian names were imposed for the distinction of persons, surnames for the difference of families."But, strictly speaking, the "Christian name" is not merely the forename distinctive of the individual member of a family, but the name given to him at his "christening", i.e., his baptism. In pre-Reformation England the laity were taught to administer baptism in case of necessity with the words: "I christen thee in the name of the Father" etc. To "christen" is therefore to "baptize", and "Christian name" means "Baptismal name".".