Examples of baptismal name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Until last year, John Henry Newman, as he is known by his baptismal name, was studying to become a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary in Yangon. — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 She was given the name Sister Seraphia and later returned to her baptismal name, Carol Estelle. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 22 May 2021 These homages to Athelstan continued even through the series finale, in which the monk’s son, Alfred (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), gave the Viking’s son, Hvitserk (Marco Ilsø), the baptismal name of Athelstan in one of the show’s stirring final scenes. — Sadie Gennis, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021 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, 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, 7 Aug. 2019

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“Baptismal name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baptismal%20name. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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