Definition of BAPTISMAL NAME

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Recent Examples on the Web He was later baptized and took the same baptismal name as Hakamada’s, Paulo, and added Miki, the name of a Japanese martyr. — Washington Post, "Japanese boxer formerly on death row attends pope’s Mass," 25 Nov. 2019 At age 12, Toni, known then as Chloe Wofford, converted to Catholicism and selected Anthony as her baptismal name. — Ekemini Uwan, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: How Toni Morrison’s words pierced me, as a black Christian female writer," 7 Aug. 2019

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“Baptismal name.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptismal%20name. Accessed 24 January 2020.