Associations to the word «Christen»
Noun
- Christensen
- Moe
- Wilhelm
- Dom
- Norwegian
- Whaling
- Constantin
- Jens
- Andersen
- Henrik
- Andreas
- Danish
- Godfather
- Auf
- Pedersen
- Larsen
- Nach
- Mathias
- Cantata
- Jensen
- Johan
- Shipyard
- Yves
- Launching
- Gran
- Zu
- Son
- Botanist
- Hansen
- Der
- Christian
- Theodor
- Og
- Baptism
- Jul
- Berg
- Champagne
- Amour
- Reich
- Copenhagen
- Namesake
- Nun
- Das
- Shipbuilding
- Jurist
- Tale
- Peter
- Jacobs
- Astronomer
- Hans
- Die
- Protestant
- Mp
- Keel
- Dockyard
- Re
- Finn
- Appellation
- Baby
- Hermann
- Parson
- Appeal
- Frankfurt
- Norway
- Babe
- Schmidt
- Crusade
- Painter
- Sponsor
- Nickname
- Zeppelin
- Georges
- Eagle
- Infant
- Sussex
- Font
- Bottle
- Duchess
- Denmark
- Den
- Tag
- En
Wiktionary
CHRISTEN, verb. To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
CHRISTEN, verb. (usually Christian) To name.
CHRISTEN, verb. (obsolete) To Christianize.
CHRISTEN, verb. (colloquial) (usually Christian) To use for the first time.
CHRISTEN, adjective. Obsolete form of Christian.
Dictionary definition
CHRISTEN, verb. Administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.