Christen
See also: christen
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Etymology edit
Middle English Cristen, from Old English crīsten (ca. 890), from Latin Christiānus.
Adjective edit
Christen (not comparable)
- Obsolete form of Christian.
- 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 277–278:
- Mrs. Dashwood had never been so much pleased with any young women in her life, as she was with them; had given each of them a needle-book, made by some emigrant; called Lucy by her christen name; and did not know whether she should ever be able to part with them.
Noun edit
Christen (plural Christens)
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
Christen (plural Christene)
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Proper noun edit
Christen
- a male given name, variant of Christian
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Christen