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Noun: baptismal name  bap'tiz-mul neym
  1. The first name given to Christians at birth or christening
    "His baptismal name was John, though everyone called him Jack";
    - Christian name

Derived forms: baptismal names

Type of: first name, forename, given name

Encyclopedia: Baptismal name