When a baby is born it is 'given' a first, and maybe a second or more
names. That names or names may or may not subsequently be used in
Christian baptism, in which case they become Christian names. All
Christian names are given names but not all given names are Christian
names. To ask someone what their Christian name is pre-supposes that
the person has been baptized into the Christian faith and could be
rather more offensive than asking a Christian what his/her first or
given name is.
Brenda
On 29 Aug 2006, at 11:05, Pene Piip wrote:
I know someone wrote that she preferred to say "Christian" name
instead of "given" or "first" name, but this is done today because
there a lot of people who belong to other religions, or none at all.
Brenda
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