/ ˈkrɪsn; NAmE / verb
1.
to give a name to a baby at his or her baptism to welcome him or her into the Christian Church :
[ vn - n ]
The child was christened Mary.
[ vn ]
Did you have your children christened?
2.
to give a name to sb/sth :
[ vn - n ]
This area has been christened 'Britain's last wilderness'.
They christened the boat 'Oceania'.
[also vn ]
3.
[ vn ] ( informal ) to use sth for the first time
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English crīstnian make Christian , from crīsten Christian , from Latin Christianus , from Christus Christ.