1. Giving a Christian name at baptism
   "The christening ceremony was attended by close family and friends"
    
2. The event or act of naming something or someone
   "The ship's christening ceremony involved breaking a bottle of champagne on its bow"

1. Assign a specified (usually proper) name to
   "They christened their son David";
   - name, call, know as, be known as
    
2. Administer baptism to
   "The parents had the child christened";
   - baptize, baptise [Brit]
    
3. Use for the first time
   "As the sole faculty member working, I got to christen the new office"

Derived forms: christenings

Type of: baptism, label

Encyclopedia: Christening