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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baptismal names
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Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.
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The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
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Many have since been microchipped and given names.
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The seven kittens were given names meant to honor where they were born.
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Commercial viticulture first developed here in the 1970s, led by family names such as Husch, Navarro and Scharffenberger; Husch planted the valley's first Pinot Noir in 1971.
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The estate has a long, storied history under many family names, but in 1575, the Essenault family rechristened it by contracting their family name to Issan.
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For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names.
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In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.
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Different denominations are governed differently, and have their own bureaucracies to navigate.
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Some Baptists disagree on women’s roles The organization Baptist Women in Ministry, which works with female ministers in various Baptist denominations, issued a statement lamenting the vote.
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“Baptismal names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baptismal%20names. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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