Christian name
Christian name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
Usage example: although his Christian name is ordinary, his last name is quite distinctive
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Synonyms for Christian name
Cognomen and Christian name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cognomen" instead a noun phrase "Christian name".
Cognomen
Cognomen noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.
Usage example: “Christopher Columbus” is the Latinized cognomen of the navigator who was known to his Spanish crewmates as Cristóbal Colón
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Synonyms for Cognomen
Christian name and cognomen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Christian name" instead a noun "Cognomen".
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Related pairs
- handle and Christian name
- handle and cognomen
- name and Christian name
- name and cognomen
- denomination and Christian name
- denomination and cognomen
- appellation and Christian name
- appellation and cognomen
- designation and Christian name
- designation and cognomen
- title and Christian name
- title and cognomen
- nickname and Christian name
- nickname and cognomen
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Cognomen and Christian name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/christian_name/cognomen
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