| 单词 | Christian name |
| 例句 | I have in the past been accustomed to addressing underservants by their Christian names and saw no reason to do otherwise in this house.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When Minta, or Minty, whose Christian name was Harriet, went back to the Cooks, she soon learned that she was to stay indoors and learn to weave. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Government-backed henchmen demanded that Christians convert to Islam and change their Christian names to Muslim ones. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Your full Christian names and address, Madame. Perhaps you would prefer to write them yourself?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised that this woman, whose Christian name is Catherine, saw me in this light She has a little girl, Tashi, who plays with Olivia after school. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “At the beginning of the description of the Count’s wife—her Christian name, to be exact. But I confess that I still do not see the point.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still child enough to consider a Christian name like a plume in the hat, though from the very first he had called me by mine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You are, and will remain, as you have been designated. Your Christian name is of no interest to me. Now kindly sit down, Nurse Tallis.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When I use my Christian name it works as though someone else spoke it to me, it has more power. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She reread and committed to memory the commandment: in no circumstances should a nurse communicate to a patient her Christian name. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Before you started that everyone called him his Christian name, Moses. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised that this woman, whose Christian name is Catherine, saw me in this light. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see. Hopkins. Now how do you spell her Christian name?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “She finds out that she has dropped the handkerchief and immediately takes steps to conceal her Christian name.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The warders called us by either our surnames or our Christian names. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My more familiar English or Christian name was not given to me until my first day of school. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am glad you admit the fact so freely, Madame. Will you now tell me your reasons for so doing and also for altering your Christian name on your passport.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z For a long time, only biblical or Christian names were allowed. “Nirvana,” 11 countries that don’t trust their citizens to name their babies 2014-04-02T12:45:00Z He also lived up to his Christian name by running off with someone else's wife and was found eventually a long way from Bloomsbury, hiding under a piano in a Parisian boarding house. Victorian Bloomsbury by Rosemary Ashton – review 2012-12-14T22:47:01Z Yet it is not simply "wrong" to use your wife's Christian name. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z The educational regime is one of "nicotine and collage-making", where teachers are referred to by their Christian names and pupils "doodle Jimi Hendrix lyrics on the margins". You by Joanna Briscoe ? review 2011-07-08T10:42:01Z His Christian name is Shadrack, but people have been calling him by the diminutive since he was a little boy. Modern Love: The Hardest Lesson to Learn 2011-02-04T18:20:03Z Stolen children like Juan were baptized and given a Christian name. A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Lee decided to take the name Francis as his Christian name in honor of the pope, a spokesman said. Pope, in South Korea, extends another olive branch to China 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z We know little about his life as a priest and are not told his age, or even his Christian name. Partners in crime fiction 2011-07-22T08:00:02Z With family lines broken and ancestors diminished to figures on plantation ledgers and Christian names on bills of sale, Black people grieve for forebearers whose recorded lives lack both facts and emotional texture. Review | ‘The Prophets’ reimagines the lives of enslaved people with the epic love story of two men 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z “It appears that the hobbying demographic of Kennebunkport are rather naive to have actually signed in using their real Christian names,” he writes. Johns on Zumba prostitution ring 2012-10-17T00:00:00Z The mere use of a person's Christian name is electric. Ten questions on Jane Austen 2012-05-18T21:45:05Z When she looked at you and addressed you by your Christian name, she made it sound like a promise, one that stood on the side of everything that was juicy, smart, black, amused, yours. Toni Morrison’s Truth 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z I could have added a second Christian name in my teenage years, when I was a member of the Roman Catholic church. Why Nigeria’s lax attitude to names is causing a fuss 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Once they arrived in Europe, they were baptized and given Christian names, often Maria or Caterina, and sold as servants to well-to-do families. Who Was Leonardo’s Mother? A Novelist Has Evidence She Was Enslaved. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Students were given Christian names and strictly forbidden from speaking their own language or practicing their own customs. Teen’s ‘Remembrance Run’ from tribal school stirs emotions 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z "I'm sorry, but that's not a Christian name," came the reply. Piccadilly 1965: How six Indian friends found their feet in the UK 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z “Kris Jenner’s Christian name is Multiple Sources,” one popular tweet about Kardashian’s mother read on Tuesday, succinctly capturing how the family operates. How to decode the tabloid coverage of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s rumored divorce 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The Catholics who settled in Louisiana or Brazil, for example, baptized enslaved Africans and gave them Christian names. A massive new effort to name millions sold into bondage during the transatlantic slave trade 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The textbook decreed: “A married woman or a widow, if addressed as ‘Mrs.,’ is referred to by her husband’s Christian name, not by hers. Perspective | Starting in the ’70s, married women’s first names were included in Post references 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z She calls him by the Christian name he was given at birth, William. By day, he runs for president of South Sudan. By night, he unloads trucks at Lowe’s. 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Roald Dahl had a brilliant career even though born without an “n” in his Christian name. Opinion | There’s an easy way for Trump to end all this unpleasantness 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z In the old days, priests used to insist that a child should be given a Christian name - one that can be found in the Bible. Why there was an uproar over the name Prince 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z "Nor is it certain that the Christian name is indeed the name of the man in question," the court said. German male escort's data hidden from woman with baby - BBC News 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z "Most people turn to Christianity and on baptism, they are given Christian names," she says. The place where children can be very unlucky with their names - BBC News 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z "In the French-speaking world, my Christian name more or less predestines you to being considered an idiot." Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Its point was that, in the French-speaking world, that Christian name - my Christian name - more or less predestines you to being considered an idiot. Why it's hard to be a Kevin in France - BBC News 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Prince was a fitting stage name for would-be musical royalty, and Prince Rogers Nelson started and finished out his career performing under his Christian name. Prince: In Memoriam 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Decades later, in preparation for her escape, Minty took her mother's Christian name and her husband's surname. Harriet Tubman: Former slave who risked all to save others - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Most were bilingual in Spanish and Mandarin and had Mexican Christian names. How the Mexican Drug Trade First Began 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z The minute they begin to see Christian names, they would pull them off the bus. Far away, so close: anguish of Syrian Americans for family left back home 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Two more of the men have Christian names. Syrians flee war to brave smugglers' gauntlet in volatile Latin America 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “I have a true Christian name that is spelled in upper, lower case, I do not believe in any name, Christian name, being spelled in all capital letters.” Anti-government group clashes with retirement community 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z It was a mistake, because the bit I’d read contained an unforgettable fact: in the wake of the Norman conquest there arose a terrible shortage of Christian names in England. The internet has killed the joys of partial recall 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Everywhere there were the smiling faces of the three main presidential candidates, known simply by their Christian names: Dilma, Marina and Aécio. In Brazil, presidential candidates try to catch a wave Pocahontas, he was saying, really wanted to be known by the Christian name Rebecca, but America’s politically correct textbooks insist on calling her Pocahontas. Watchmen on the Wall: Pastors Prepare to Take Back America 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z With its associations of courage, gallantry and honour, the Christian name, George, remains one of the most common in the Palestinian Territories. Why Palestinians love St George 2014-04-22T23:14:26Z "I will get their Christian names right this time," the veteran BBC broadcaster - who hosted the last BBC TV debate on Europe 40 years ago - joked as he closed the show. All the best bits of Clegg v Farage 2014-04-03T10:15:34Z Easily 95 percent of the Christian names were misspelled, most horribly so. India Ink: When Voting in India, What’s in a Name? 2014-03-13T06:27:39Z When Hitler invaded in 1944, Tivadar dispersed the family under assumed Christian names in Budapest while he provided forged papers to would-be refugees, with high prices for the wealthy subsidising the poorer. Paul Soros obituary 2013-06-26T11:13:15Z "But you can tell us his Christian name, that we may know him the better through the story," added Mrs. Martin. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z "My dear Dorothy," he began, flashing her Christian name as his mother flashed her diamonds. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z She opened the order he had given her to receive the twenty pounds, and found it was signed "B. Hardcastle:" no Christian name in full. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z It has been because men have judged by their faith, and not by moral rectitude, that one Christian sect has persecuted even to death, others who have borne the Christian name. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z Jasmine did not blame Harry—in the excitement of pulling up her line she had fallen easily into calling him by his Christian name—for the flight of the wind. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z MM. de Montalembert and de Falloux were like her sons; she knew them from their early manhood, called them by their Christian names, loved and counselled them as any mother might. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Never before had Mr. Fowler made use of his Christian name. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z I have but one brother and one sister; we are described in what I suppose is the usual manner, by our Christian names, Robert, Thomas, and Mary Augusta, the sons and daughter of Robert Carr. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z We need not wonder, therefore, at the intolerant spirit which is so active among all professing the Christian name. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z He was the son of Nicholas Hilliard, and evidently derived his Christian name from that of his grandmother. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z His Christian name was adopted, as he says in his book, from the following circumstance. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z The Christian name of his wife was Rose. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Why should you speak to Mr. Hopkins, with whose Christian name better men than you in this colony make less free? A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z A Mr. Gray, bearing the once familiar Christian name of Anketil, wanted the certificate of his baptism. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z The Gnostics are said by Gibbon to have been “the most polite, the most learned, and the most wealthy of the Christian name.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z In Spain, Ximenez is often called Cisneros, for there two surnames are used; the first following the Christian name is the patronymic name of the father, the second that of the mother. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z You had better call me by my Christian name--Edward. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z Baptismal name, the Christian name, which is given at baptism. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Especially was it common when the son succeeded to property through his mother; then the mother’s surname was his Christian name. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z Genealogists seem to have conspired to change her Christian name from Elizabeth to Mary or Jane. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-20T02:00:10.797Z At his instance the two addressed each other in the familiar diminutives of their Christian names—“Pasha” and “Aliosha.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Surely the fleet of my father can exterminate these wasps?" said the boy, whom I shall for the future call by his Christian name of Nicholas. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z He called them by their Christian names and they called him "Andy." Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z His Christian name would be more truly descriptive with the loss of a T. But how in the world did you come across him? A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z On the other hand, many old English Christian names seem so suited for flowers, that they might as well stand for flowers as for persons. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z It had been given to my mother, evidently, for her Christian name was inside, written in a fine, dashing hand, and underneath were some initials which had become indistinct. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z In writing the address of a letter, it is desirable to know the Christian name of the person to whom it is to be directed. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z For Rodd had vanished while they were talking of Arthur, whom it was noteworthy that neither of them now called by his Christian name. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z "Please tell me your Christian name," she said, sweetly. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The names of flowers are often given as Christian names. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z It seems to have been customary to add a Christian name in baptism. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z But when you are upon ceremonious terms with them, in the absence of the elder, you address one of the younger sisters, with whom you are conversing, as "Miss ——," only, omitting the individualizing Christian name. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Traditional British Christian names - well, the clue's in the name, isn't it? How much Christianity is hidden in British society? 2012-02-22T10:39:56Z Tell me," I pleaded, "what is your Christian name. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Of course her family name may have been changed by marriage; but her Christian name, Appoline, was so unusual I could certainly trace her. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Canute was a Christian, probably baptised in his youth by some German ecclesiastic, as the Christian name Lambert, which in harmony with custom was added to the one that he already possessed, seems distinctly German. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z His mother's Christian name was Henrietta, and she, I believe, came from or near Deptford, to which place in the latter years of her life, she again went to reside. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z The oldest parishioners speak of him by his Christian name, and testify that he was universally beloved. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z The Christian name may be blotted out here and there in blood, but the Christian faith can nowhere be slain. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Neither can you see with that telescope a star that bears a Christian name. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z "This is a terrible catastrophe," said Seleucus Thoms, who had a weakness for fine language, derived from his rare Christian name, of which he was extremely proud. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z There were seven customers in the bar when her birth was announced, seven persons were present at the christening, and there are seven letters in her Christian name. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z We could not bring ourselves to call her Lily, her Christian name, so inappropriate was it to her venerable appearance. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z She had a hazy opinion that “Starboard” and “Port” were not Christian names; they might be, however, and she had heard them herself a good deal. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z So astronomers took their revenge, and now there is not one star that glitters in all the vast firmament of the boundless heavens that has a Christian name. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The word is apparently a corruption of the common Spanish and Portuguese Christian name “Diego.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z As more than one Dowager may hold the same title, the term is less used than formerly, and the Christian name is instead coming to be employed as a distinction—e.g. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Andy was his Christian name—I never heard that of his family; but he usually went by the nickname of "Much-a-Wanted." Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z She was a Trimingham, probably, but even that was by no means certain; and to what generation of Triminghams she belonged, he knew no more than he knew her Christian name. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Here it will be remembered that lodgings were taken by Mr. Grewgious for Miss Twinkleton and Rosa, of the redoubtable Mrs. Billickin, “the person of the ’ouse,” who, from prudential motives, suppressed her Christian name. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z Well, I was engaged, Mr. Charles, and I came up here to Clapham: and I was called 'Hatch' from the beginning, because my Christian name, Emma, was the same as my lady's. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Owing to our author's having the same Christian name as his father, the mistake is often made of asserting that John Urquhart was his tutor. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Her husband's Christian name being Alexander, she elected to write under that appellation, fearing that her first book might be a failure. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z He was a man of sixty years of age, and his Christian name was Robert. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Good chap as he is, Courtfield would think I had gone raving mad, if he saw all these things addressed to Christian names and initials. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Do not make your Christian name a cloak for your impatient, rebellious, and unchristian undertaking. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z I could have knocked him down for calling her by her Christian name, but the conviction flashed upon me that this was Lucretia's brother. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z On hearing herself called by her Christian name, Dora was indignant. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z She was not sure of her Christian name, but felt certain it was Biblical, and rather fancied, "'twur one of Job's young ladies;" and she did not oppose Mrs. Drake's preference for Kezia. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z But it seems"—Christina hesitated—"it seems like impertinence, to call you by a Christian name. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z He even fails to give her maiden or Christian name, and devotes but three lines to her family. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z They had been friends from childhood, and knew one another well enough to use both their Christian names and the critical freedom of old intimacy. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I must go, Travelling the surge to its great boundary; Far, far away beyond the reach of men, Where never galley spread her milk-white sail Or weary pilgrim bore the Christian name! The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z I tried to recall if Betty was accustomed to call him by his Christian name. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z The Christian name of this purveyor was Honoria, a name of common occurrence in Ireland, but which is generally abbreviated to that of Honor. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-30T03:00:24.060Z It has become a Christian name in the family of —— Haggerston, Bart., since the marriage of an heiress of Carnaby's into that family. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 96, August 30, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-26T03:00:11Z The difficulty will be to get hold of the brats' Christian names. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z "My Dear Eliza,— "'Isis,' I suppose I am to call you, since you have renounced your Christian name, and taken one instead which I can find only in the heathen mythology. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z All that—particularly when you talk of the woman by her Christian name—sounds very much—why, it sounds almost as though you made a personal friend of the girl, Gladdie!’ A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Thus passed from history the Gnostics, "the most polite, the most learned and most wealthy of the Christian name." The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z It was the first time he had used my Christian name, and it pleased me. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z It had not taken him long to induce her to address him by his Christian name. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Ernest is my Christian name, messieurs, and that is what she always called me. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Now X's Christian name was Victoria, and her address printed on the card was Prince's Gate. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z She told him her surname, but he asked in his persuasive yet somehow masterful way for the Christian name as well. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z "By all means—Olga," I answered, returning her smile, and imitating her emphasis on the Christian name. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z I hesitated about using her Christian name, and decided not to. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z Under such circumstances she was hardly likely to be "lively" herself, but her name was Madge, and it was the accident of her Christian name which decided me to go. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Nora noticed that she always referred to her daughter by her full Christian name. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z “What’s the matter?” he asked, and his hushed voice shirked the familiar Christian name. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z I did not know how I ought to address her so I made the plunge with her Christian name. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z But did I understand you to say her Christian name was Agnes?” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In Greece, while the father is alive, none of his sons are baptized with his name; thus a father and son never have the same Christian name at the same time. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z You are so like your father that you even have his Christian name. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z For when the Christian name of a married woman is familiar to the public it is because she is a person of marked individuality. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z Thomas"—it was the first time the Vicar had called him kindly as of old by his Christian name—"ah! The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Buffalo's not Boothia, Shafto," she replied, using his Christian name for the first time since they had known each other; "but the reserve's all right. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z Some new and professedly more powerful ones were given him, which were called by Christian names, but which very much resembled what he had been using all his life. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Her father perceptibly winced at his daughter's use of the Christian name. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z This last section, from the commencing words, combined perhaps with the Christian name of Rightwise, was the origin of Johnny quæ Genus. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z By-the-bye, unless he is a relation, let no young lady address a gentleman by his Christian name. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z She remembered that she had clung to him, and that he had called her by her Christian name, but she was too callous to be ashamed at the recollection. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z It always make me so uncomfortable to address fat old ladies by their Christian names. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z "Have the goodness not to address me by my Christian name." Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z It will be remembered that he had used a very conciliatory tone, and spoke to his relative by his Christian name. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z This last was a quick invention, to cover her ignorance of my Christian name. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z So saying she left the room, but returned again, before Adeline had recovered herself from the various emotions which she had experienced during her address, to ask her Christian name. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z There were several eminent men among the descendants, but the distinctive Christian name is no longer strictly adhered to. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Probably not a dozen times since she had known this man had she called him by his Christian name. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Harley and Bolingbroke, quick to discern the weakness, called their invulnerable ally by his Christian name, but stopped short of conferring upon him any benefit whatever. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z But there is story behind the choice of Christian name. Elvis making name for himself at World Series 2011-10-22T07:22:46Z Several of these were related to each other, whilst many bore the same Christian name in succession. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z He was of a princely German family which still bears an honoured name which does not require to be mentioned here--he was known only by his Christian name of Curt. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z Shall harps be wanting in heaven, and white-robed ministrants before the throne, through the recreancy of any bearing the Christian name and honored with the title of father or mother? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z "Oh, Roger," said Annette, speaking to him for the first time by his Christian name, "have you seen it, the fishes and the ducks, and the pigsty, and the little lambs and everything?" Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Each monarch had two names, respectively called prenomen, or divine name, somewhat analogous to our Christian name, and the nomen, corresponding to our surname. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z The Sieur de Joinville, in his memoirs of Saint Louis, tells us that a certain man, sore beset by the pressure of temptation, sought counsel from the Bishop of Paris, 'whose Christian name was William.' Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z By a great effort, and with acute pain, he succeeded in tracing his Christian name thus:— “Guido” While endeavouring to write his surname, the pen fell from his hand, and he became insensible. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Not aware that these calls are common to certain birds, and my Christian name being William, the reader may imagine the effect and surprise with which they were heard. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z The advance has been under the Christian name, with which Paine had no concern; but to confuse the word "Christianity" with the substance it labels is inadmissible. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Allowing Christianity to be what its learned expounders had defined it, intelligent Jews could hardly find it difficult to assume the Christian name. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z Graham, it was plain to her, was a Christian name. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Give me my Christian name, and I demur. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z On hearing the lad's Christian name, he exclaimed with emphasis, "Why, whom is he called after?" Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z A quarter of an hour would elapse and the Prince would call him again by his Christian name, or caressingly in the Italian language. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z But, before going further, tell me what is your Christian name?” The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z This man's Christian name was not "Foggy," of course, though hardly anybody knew what it really was. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z I cannot account for the particular case of this Christian name on any other ground than that simply of euphony. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z I remember that it was as I took Miss Levey to her bus that afternoon that she asked me to call her by her Christian name. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z She calls me by my Christian name!" he says, pantin', "and I never saw her before in my life! The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z There will be mentioned your surname and Christian names and your position as travelling postal sorter. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z He would have given ten years of his life for a single companion to throw an arm around his shoulder and call him by his Christian name. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The corresponding Italian Christian name, Odoardo, come to them through the Franks or the Lombards, represents, it will be seen, the proper High German form. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z You can buy dining-tables, and use or reject the familiarity of Christian names. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z He was grateful to her for addressing him, though only once, by his Christian name. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z So the mere act of baptism or church membership gives a man but a poor title to the Christian name. Abraham Lincoln's Religion 2011-09-03T02:00:20.697Z "What is your son's Christian name, your Reverence?" Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z And I think we shall be warranted in assuming, as in the case of France, that if this be the case with Christian names, it cannot be essentially different with regard to surnames. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z She objected to his addressing her by her Christian name. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z Preston's Christian name by the way is Henry and I had borrowed it for the occasion. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z “And I’m equally convinced he wouldn’t consider it womanly of you to take liberties with his Christian name,” said Sophy. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z It was the first time that he had addressed her by her Christian name, and he glanced at her half smiling, half diffident, to see how she would take it. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z Hence also, as a Christian name, Jocelyn, of Old Frankish origin, come to us through the Normans. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Joses may have been a ready speaker, as is judged by his Christian name of Barnabas, or Son of Exhortation; but he certainly cannot be classed as a brilliant letter writer. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z The Christian name of the child being given in answer to the first question of the Catechism, the second inquiry proceeds: "Who gave you this name?" My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z Robert," for my Christian name I will communicate to you, "the pirate which is now bearing down upon us, is making three knots for our two. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z “Give, first, the wife’s Christian name, and then my favorite name for her.” Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Abel is a name which, as frequently used for a Christian name, might also be found in surnames. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z The camaraderie of her greeting reminded me she was one girl brought up in a circle of brothers; fearless and unaffected, she met us on equal terms and was hailed by her Christian name. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z It was to the warm affection that existed between this uncle, whose grandson, Samuel Franklin, was one of Franklin's correspondents, and Franklin's father that Franklin owed his Christian name. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Footnote 1: The author uses Skshetuski, the family name of his hero, oftener than Yan, his Christian name, prefixing Pan = Mr. in both cases. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Do you know, I don't even know your Christian name yet? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z There are a number of names which, if they had been found as Christian names, might have been supposed to be of Puritan origin, but which as surnames must be otherwise accounted for. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Less than a day and a half had passed since I had noticed her practice of avoiding Christian names. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z It was not often that she called him by his Christian name save in the heat of wordy strife, and perhaps the very unexpectedness of it touched him. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z "I know that," said the old lady; "I meant your Christian name." Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z "Because I signed the telegram with my Christian name, and I am quite certain that no one recognised me at the Post-Office," he replied, and then continued his story. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z Names apparently from abbreviated Christian names of men. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Most of them, friends from boyhood, have gone to school together, and are known to one another but by 377 their Christian names.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Jenny dear”—Audrey in affectionate moments called her governess by her Christian name—“are you not anxious to know what Evelyn is like?” A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z This is indicated by the use of the Christian name, the insistence on a uniform, and the commonness of contemptuous terms such as “slavey.” Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z My 67-63-92-88-47 is the Christian name of a famous American poet. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z By 1642 Kittamaqund had become "proficient in the English language" and she was baptized by Father White at that time and given the Christian name Mary. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z She prefers to give Christian names to surnames, and of the former those in common use rather than those out of the way. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z He does not recommend but disgraces the Christian name. A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing 2011-07-10T02:00:22.780Z He was under such stress of emotion that the use of his Christian name by an unknown young girl seemed perfectly natural to the stricken youth. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z Annie was the only person who always called Sleepy by his Christian name. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z And even then, in the moment of her peril, the girl realised that he had called her for the first time by her Christian name. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Gamaliel was a Pharisee, a scribe, very far from being a Christian, but the name, being in the Bible, became a Christian name among the descendants of one of the Pilgrim fathers. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z After a decade or two it became evident that they were hypocrites, cloaking their Bahaism under the Christian name. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Excellent! he was a fine youth last night; but now he is much finer! what is his Christian name? Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z "That is a Christian name; but his surname?" Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Its paternal name was Stradivari, people trouble themselves very little about the prefix Antonio, common enough in Italy, and which was the Christian name given him by his parents. Antonio Stradivari 2011-06-28T02:00:11.050Z I think it a duty to inform the Public that I have a Nephew whose Christian name is Percy. Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" 2011-06-26T02:00:08.797Z "Tell me, Kenneth," she continued, using his Christian name quite as a matter of course. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z The question had been addressed to her, and referred to her Christian name—the most personal of all belongings. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z For a pass the surname must be given, but if the child says his Christian name only, the examiner may press him by asking "What else?" Mentally Defective Children 2011-06-19T02:00:24.963Z Her father, a dreamer rather than a doer, encouraged these fancies, which justified his selection of her Christian name in obstinate defiance of the wishes of his family. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Originally intended as a play upon his Christian name, it grew into popular esteem as descriptive of their pride in his manly carriage and knightly demeanor. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The first editor of the Illustrated London News was Mr. Bailey, who was nicknamed ‘Alphabet Bailey’ on account of the great number of his Christian names, and the consequent multiplicity of his initials. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Call him Donald, or Dugald, or Duncan, or Angus, or Hector, or Alexander, they are all Christian names and will not subject the little lad when he goes among the boys and men, to mockery. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z "She rather objects to having strangers call her by her Christian name, of course," the youngest Miss Litchfield goes on cautiously. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z For some time they had called each other by their Christian names. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z It had taken Captain Hampton immense trouble to accustom Jacob to call him by his Christian name. Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) 2011-06-10T02:00:18.697Z The fact that they only took their surnames and their initials - not even their full Christian names - no NI number, no addresses, no telephone numbers. Fishermen 'scandal' over pensions 2011-06-08T11:57:06Z When she enrolled in a school run by missionaries, she was given a list of Christian names to chose from and selected Albertina. Albertina Sisulu, Who Helped Lead Apartheid Fight, Dies at 92 2011-06-05T21:23:07Z Mrs. St. James, I allow no one, only my friends, to call me by my Christian name. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z God's blood, none of us ever knew your Christian name. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Possibly Ames might have noted down the name from Carew, as Master Puttenham, which by an error of the pen, or the printer, was transformed into the remarkable Christian name of Webster. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z There was a twinkle both in his voice and his eye, as he called me for the first time by my Christian name. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Russians all call each other by their Christian names. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z As a Christian name it originated with St Francis of Assisi, whose baptismal name was Giovanni, but who was called Francesco by his father on returning from a journey in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z It is amusing to learn that he was one of a family of eleven children, male and female, the Christian name of each of whom began with the letter "A!" The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Of an old Norfolk family, he bore the Christian name of Nelson to mark his relationship to the great Lord Nelson. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z But one day a sudden impulse put it into her head to ask his Christian name, as yet unknown to her, and he quietly answered that it was Alcibiades. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z "But I do not think I know your Christian name." A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "You have been asked for your Christian name," she said, irefully; "with unparalleled obstinacy you have refused to tell it; you shall be called Burns, and go to bed at once." Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Don't you know what Amy means?" asked Margaret, laughing; "people never tack on surnames to Christian names till they are so angry they don't know what else to do. Amy Herbert 2011-05-20T02:00:31.467Z By way of retaliation it was her agreeable custom to address her master and Poppy Destin by their Christian names; but Luce Abinger only laughed, and Poppy didn't mind in the least. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z You knew if I heard his Christian name it would all come out! Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z But there was no Riches rejoicing in the Christian name of Polydore. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z "Let us reason like rational beings," she added, forgetting I was only a little animal: "if I don't know your Christian name, how am I to call you?" Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Humorous Christian name for a fat boy—Moscow. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Nor did many of the most glorious of the Roman Pontiffs omit severely to reprove their conduct, as injurious to their souls’ health, and disgraceful to the Christian name. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z The use of Christian names was the bond of union between Klaus Heinrich and his corps brothers, as the expression and basis of spontaneous comradeship. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z It was deemed necessary to give her a Christian name at her baptism. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z "Sarah never called me by my Christian name," I bluntly replied. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z She became one of those women whose Christian names their husbands, without malice, preface with the epithets "poor dear." Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z For my part," quoth Sancho, "I do not think of any other name for mine than Teresona; that will fit her full well, and is taken from her Christian name too. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z For the use of Christian names was ordered. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z In this case, even though she is married, she drops her husband's Christian names and signs herself Marian M. Browning, M.D. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z I did not relish the prospect of being called by my Christian name, for, as I have already said, I was a proud child, so I did not reply. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z To this circumstance he owed his singular Christian name. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Well, if he wanted my census, I was agreeable, so I started away polite as could be: "'Surname and Christian names, married or single, and so on, that's what you'll be wanting,' says I. " Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z You are expected and welcome, and my brothers know that we call each other by our Christian names, so none of that Grand Ducal Highness, if you please. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z It is always better form to give in full the Christian name or names, as well as the surname. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z "Does not know the difference between a surname and a Christian name!" continued Mrs. Marks, commenting on my obtuseness. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Oh," said he slowly, "this is Mr.—I don't call to mind your Christian name—eh? That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z I am going to ask you a favor, dear; it is to call me Elaine; I shall feel less alone in this big world, and can talk to you more freely, hearing my Christian name. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z Olive and Mr. Marsden were discussing the merits and demerits of various Christian names which according to their ideas were more or less euphonious. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z When the name is a very ordinary one like Brown or Smith, it is always wiser to use the Christian names to avoid confusion. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z For the first time she had used his Christian name. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The family and Christian names of the great-grandmother and grandmother of the Discoverer of the New World are lost. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z I like them both for old association's sake, one being the maiden name of one whose memory is sacred, the other, the Christian name of my loved dead. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z He was given his uncle's Christian name as a living memorial. 'Disastrous night' 2011-04-15T23:22:49Z At the present time, it is good form for the woman who has been divorced to use her maiden surname with the surname of the divorced or deceased husband, dropping all Christian names. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z She was baptized and given the Christian name of "Rebecca" the week before the nuptials. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z I have changed Thou and You into Christian name, &c., as it sounds better in English. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z She must resemble you closely, Miss Gilmore, just as she has the same Christian name. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z I’m of the opinion that there’s something to be inferred from his use of our employer’s Christian name, particularly as a big automobile stood at the gate for two hours yesterday. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z If both women lost their husbands, and both wished to retain the husband's Christian names on their cards, the discriminating "Jr." and "Sr." should be used. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z The use of my Christian name encouraged me, for it seemed to imply that I had been admitted to citizenship in good standing. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z One Sunday morning she called together all the householders in the village, and asked each of them his Christian name and surname. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z He had taken his brother's Christian name, it seemed. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Now I looked down at the garden, now I turned towards Lady Modestina, which is her Christian name, exchanging some remarks about flowers and trees. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z These suffixes do not have to be used if the younger widow only retains the Christian names of her husband, and the older woman revives the use of her own Christian and middle names. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z You can blunder in the warrant of his committal; you can designate him by a wrong Christian name; call him Robert, not Richard; he may be admitted to bail, and the sum a low one. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z The Countess Barineff seemed to weigh all the words of the letter, and she signed it with her Christian name alone. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z The magpie is always called Madge, and the Christian names given to birds deserve a notice. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z When I'm introduced to a Dinky or a Dunce, or read about people called Bing and Bong, it seems almost normal People here often have the same Christian name as their parents. BumBum and Ballsy 2011-03-27T01:21:41Z It would be merely "Miss Harris" with no Christian name or initial. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z She had never used his Christian name before. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z “You used to call me by my Christian name!” Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z It is perhaps worth while mentioning that St. Thomas was called in honour of the Colonel's Christian name. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Former Congressman Ace Barbers, who, like Joker Arroyo, obviously had a card-player in the family, has the Christian name Robert, but so do his father and all his brothers. BumBum and Ballsy 2011-03-27T01:21:41Z It is both undignified and confusing to sign a letter with one's Christian name only, unless one is a relative or very intimate friend. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Napier didn't much like this familiarity with a Christian name on the part of a stranger. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The slightest possible change passed over his face as his Christian name slipped from her lips. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z He had known me from childhood, and often called me by the abbreviation of my Christian name, which is Ludwig, or Louis. Uncanny Tales 2011-03-22T02:00:16.307Z It is now known that the occurrence of "Hoosier" as a Christian name in the minutes of an early Methodist conference in Indiana, was the result of misspelling. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z A woman never signs her Christian name alone in a letter to a man unless he is a relative or her fiancé or a very old friend of the family. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z He was called Mr. Andrew, which was his Christian name. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Frequently we find no Christian name given in the records of birth, which practically makes the record worthless. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z In it, he observed, “Mr. Wadsworth, whose Christian name, occupation, residence and pedigree remained secreted in Mills’s bosom, was never heard of” again. Box Seats: Debate Over Baseball?s Origins Spills Into Another Century 2011-03-12T20:27:04Z We had agreed that it would be better practice for us to use the Christian names even when alone. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Unless you are very intimate with a friend, and your letter contains "identifying" news, do not sign yourself merely with your Christian name. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z You know you are a man with a Christian name, so I won't apologize for my familiarity. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z At least the first Christian name should be correct; a mistake in a middle name is not material. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z I didn't know what his Christian name was and anyway, if I had it wouldn't have helped—a man like Willitts changes his name as often as he does his address. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z At the gate she wished to make a request to him, but hesitated, because she could not bring herself to use his Christian name. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Besides in our talks together he had never alluded to her as 'Mrs. Whitehall' but always as 'your mother' or by her Christian name, Serena. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z If a man's evil destiny makes him a Smith, the least he can do is to take it out in his Christian name. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z By my radical uncle's express desire, he and Harry called each other by their Christian names. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z "It must, under these circumstances, then," said he, "be a very gross case of forgery, for the name is yours; nor can I discover any other with the same Christian names." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z It was proper for her to use his Christian name, however, and she would do so, or perish. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "We have not learned your Christian name," said Jared, after acquaintance had been established and the youth had been duly informed of much family history. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z A young lady who was evidently at present living with the Seelys, whom they called by her Christian name, and who was habitually a long time at her toilet! A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z To have about you a fellow hired at ten guilders a month, who calls you by your Christian name, is very deleterious to the character. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Everybody puts his arm on your shoulder, pats you on the back, and calls you by your Christian name. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z I do wish Henry'—the cost of that Christian name!—'had come. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z "Salvation for the heathen by means of moral pocket handkerchiefs?" drawled the philosopher, secretly annoyed by the clergyman's persistent use of his discarded Christian name. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z The hero of this story, whose Christian name was Teodoro, belonged to one of the wealthiest patrician families of Ragusa, his father being, it is said, Rector of the Republic. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z “You have a quaint custom here of using the Christian name,” she said. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z It is the first time he has ever called her by her Christian name without a prefix. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z How came you to select his Christian names?” The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Fortune having so far enabled Monsieur to hide the sorrow connected with his Christian name, let us also leave the matter to fortune. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z She still called him by his Christian name. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z "Yet we no longer live in those primitive days when a Christian name sufficed to prove our identity before the Creator and created." Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z I shall, in future, take simply my Christian name of Manuel. The Romance of a Poor Young Man A Drama Adapted from the French of Octave Feuillet 2011-02-23T03:00:30.700Z Every one's health was drunk in turn; the persons toasted were mentioned by their Christian names, and all was woven into a long song. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z I leaned over him in jealous terror as Mr Trail bestowed the Christian name of Francis upon him—I named him after my father. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z I did not want to call her Phebe, because I don't see why married women should lose their Christian name, and they always do if they have a daughter called after them. The Little Missis 2011-02-26T03:00:44.830Z You may be right, dear Caspar--" "For heaven's sake do not address me by my Christian name, I hate it! Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z It 's not Fogey, but it begins like it; and the other is called Trafford,—Lionel, I think, is his Christian name. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z What right had such a man to address his father by his Christian name? The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z "Oh, Cyril, be careful," says Mrs. Arlington, fearfully, quite unconscious in her concern for Lilian's comfort that she has used the Christian name of her lover. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Next to him, westward, was the property of Mr. Hastings, whose Christian name was Warren. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z I cannot take the liberty of addressing you familiarly by your Christian name.” The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z When engaged with the magic rings, Christian names were forbidden. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z "I shall do my best," Palestrina answered; "and I thought of calling all our guests by their Christian names, if only I could recollect what they are." A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z What! call my guardian by his Christian name? Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Frederick Street, besides, recorded his specific Christian name, and Duke Street his rank and title. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z But sometimes he told himself he knew its Christian name— its familiar, little, intimate nickname—and that was Wisdom. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z On the other hand, if you are married, never speak of your husband as your "lord," "husband," or "good man," avoid, also, unless amongst relatives, calling him by his Christian name. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z If such men were even killed for confession of the Christian name, not even by their blood is this stain washed out. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z It is the first time she has ever called him by his Christian name without its prefix, and Guy's pulses begin to throb a little wildly. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z William Street, which previously recorded, as we have said, the first Christian name of Chief Justice Powell. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z I suppose the writer of this article must be intimately acquainted with the king when he can call him by his Christian name. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z She arrives at Christian names within half an hour. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z So that was the Christian name of the woman whom he was taking “till death do us part,” for the Spanish liturgy provided almost an exact equivalent of the English service. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z I inquired why this was inevitable, and they drew my attention to fashions in names, asserting that people's ages could generally be guessed by their Christian names. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z She flushed painfully, in humiliation at having to accept charity and in doubt as to whether she was to address the daughter of the house by her Christian name, without a “handle.” Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Conrad had never before called him by his Christian name. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z She called him by his Christian name to show this man where he stood. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Within twenty-four hours Maseden had ascertained that a Mr. James Gray, with his two daughters, occupied staterooms; but, for the life of him, he could not learn the ladies’ Christian names. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z To the Christian name of Francis they added, for want of a family name, the name of the day on which I had been discovered shivering in my sleep. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z In their excitement neither of them noticed that she also used his Christian name. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z Under the shade of the plane-trees was seated Jacob—such was the Christian name of the lieutenant, and no one gave him another—busy calling the names over. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z That way of dragging in Fallaray’s Christian name was childish in its naïveté. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z It was the first time either girl had used Maseden’s Christian name, and the sound on a woman’s lips was like a caress. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z His Christian name sounded strange from her lips, and he wondered why she had used it now for the first time. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z "Oh, that's because my Christian name is quite unfitted for ordinary usage—it's only brought out on state occasions." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z In the above paragraph our young friend has been called by a Christian name, different to that tinder which we were lately presented to her. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Miss Breezy, whose Christian name was Hannah, as well it might be, entered in great excitement. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z "Garry" was the diminutive of Garret, a somewhat common Dutch Christian name among us. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z French and Welsh and Flemings have left their mark in every part of Ireland, by Christian names, by names of places and families, and by loan-words taken into Irish from the French. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z "A woman of course—but she only knows her Christian name." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Here, then, I may learn the worth and dignity of the Christian name. The Abiding Presence of the Holy Ghost in the Soul 2011-01-06T03:00:50.440Z A man, whose Christian name was William, was enticed by the fairy folk to enter their dance, as he was on his way to the Swansea market in the early morning. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Mrs Bathurst had long since informed herself of the curate's Christian name, so as to be prepared for an emergency of this sort. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z A tear fell down her face; then, turning towards the young man, softly: "What is your Christian name?" Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "She signs her Christian name only—no wonder—but I have her letters and I'll find her out." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z He must have fainted when he had written his Christian name, two dashes alone representing the other. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z Signor Vandyke," he said—you are always called by your Christian name in Italy—"it is long since I've had the pleasure of seeing you. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z She was quite intimate with the Tennysons, and always called the poet by his Christian name. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z He had travelled; he was familiar with the inner life of theatres, restaurants, and newspapers, and knew all the theatrical celebrities, whom he called by their Christian names. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z She had not yet been able to address her cousin Edward's lady-wife by her Christian name. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z As for the unfortunate man who rang me up and whose dying cries I overheard, he was obviously some unknown friend, for he addressed me familiarly and called me by my Christian name. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z The chronicle of his exploits gives only his Christian name, which was "Hugo." Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z "The Christian name and the sex," said Lupin. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z The other sons and daughters bear the titles “Lord” and “Lady” before their Christian names, also by courtesy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Such is the condition of most men at this day, that those who make the strongest pretences to the Christian name, do nothing but that which is contrary to the Christian spirit. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z At his own house, he addressed his ward by his Christian name: in the office, as managing clerk, he prefixed the courtesy title. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z "Rike likes to call everybody by their Christian names," said Uncle Ernst. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z "Then," he continued, "I am not mistaken: the original Christian name, the real one, was Dolores?" 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z The Americans, and that in every station of life, have almost always three names: one Christian name and two family ones: George Washington Smith, Benjamin Franklin Jones, William Tell Brown. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Repulsing evil spirits But in truth the Christian names do not pose as much trouble as the surnames. 2010-02-17T09:02:00Z Leo III. imitated wrongly the chief antagonist of the Christian name; but Mohammed was at least consistent with his original falsehood. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII It was the first time Mrs Brandon had called her by her Christian name, and the young girl looked up with, a sad sweet smile. By Birth a Lady "The murderer's Christian name and surname begin with an L and an M." 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z Never before had she addressed him by his Christian name, the sound of which she must have learned owing to Roger’s frequent use of it. The Great Mogul Using her Christian name for one of the rare times in his life, he pleaded: "Can't we leave all other people, Mary, can't we?" The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode "Who gave you the right to call him by his Christian name?" The Hillman She called her youngest uncle by his Christian name. Small Souls There was no word spoken of him as a lover; but Rachel told her mother that the man had called her by her Christian name, and Mrs. Ray had fully understood the sign. Rachel Ray All these people were laughing and talking together very loudly and calling out Christian names. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Though I don’t even know their Christian names yet, I can judge them by their handiwork. The Valiants of Virginia "And you are very intimate, I suppose, as she called you by your Christian name?" Beatrice Boville and Other Stories "But you can tell us his Christian name, that we may know him better through the story," added Mrs. Martin. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry He saw only her eyes fixed steadily on Tony, whose last sentence, using the Christian name so softly, rang on inside him like the clanging of a prison bell. The Wave An Egyptian Aftermath The following is a list of the accepted abbreviations of the more common Christian names. Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use Unfortunately for Michael's belief in human nature Buckley one day, stung perhaps by some trifling advantage gained by day-boys at the expense of boarders, divulged Michael's Christian names. Sinister Street, vol. 1 He had brought a servant with him to help him, who was called by the same Christian name as himself, and was bound to him by oath. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. She retained the right to his Christian name, although Flo, who had been in the habit of addressing him familiarly at Wheelton, had surrendered that, as Henry noticed, and was annoyed at himself for noticing. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life I also considered it a hardship to have but one Christian name. Springtime and Other Essays Christian names should be spelled in full in text matter, except in an original signature or when following copy in a quotation. Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use There all secrets must be kept, and all quarrels locally adjusted, for there Christian names were known and every household had its skeleton of nurse or governess. Sinister Street, vol. 1 It may here be mentioned that the manager's full name was Pelham Stanislaus Rigden; it was, however, a subconscious peculiarity of this couple never to address each other by a mere Christian name. The Shadow of a Man “If you make free with my Christian name I must retort by using yours,” she said one day on coming down to breakfast. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 "He is come to do evil to—to Rollo!" she said to herself, with a slight hesitation even in thought when she came for the first time upon the Christian name. The Firebrand "Helen!" he began again, and she started when she heard him call her by her Christian name. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales If a chap lets out his Christian name he gets most frightfully ragged by the other chaps. Sinister Street, vol. 1 What do you mean?' said Victoria, too disturbed to notice the use of her Christian name. A Bed of Roses I’m glad Joos spells his Christian name in the French way. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 Listen to me now, dear Allida—we can use Christian names, I think, in a case of last dying confession like this. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece She could remember well every occasion on which he had addressed her by her Christian name. Ayala's Angel "And it's rather decent just to have one great friend who you call by his Christian name." Sinister Street, vol. 1 "And so, if you will tell Graf von Butler—what is his Christian name, Florence?" Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play Fausta was intensely bitter in her hatred of the Christian name, and strenuously endeavoured to incite her son, the Emperor, to persecution. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs "Nor his daughter's—the Christian name, I mean." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "Indeed,—indeed, I have!" said Ayala, not noticing the use of her Christian name. Ayala's Angel There were no home-books to be signed by governesses: there was no longer any taboo upon the revelation of Christian names. Sinister Street, vol. 1 We might renew hostilities, and get some sort of a notion which of us is really right in the matter of our Christian names. A Traitor's Wooing Give her her Christian name once more, And for my sake discard her then. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise You can have green, and a large mouth, and your Christian name is Carrots. A Man in the Open They do not call each other 'love,' 'darling,' not even, perhaps, by their Christian names, but 'dear friend'—and they lay on 'dear' an emphasis that shows how sincere the expression is. Rambles in Womanland We don't tell our Christian names, you know. Sinister Street, vol. 1 This familiarity, both with my wife and myself, is not decent: your clergy with Christian names are scarce held good Christians. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 "Do you know when I went up to him to-night I hadn't the remotest idea of what his Christian name was." Patricia Brent, Spinster There's a fairy mare called Jones, who lost her Christian name in a fit of temper, and always searches for it with her hind legs. A Man in the Open I longed to know something even if it were but the family and Christian names of those minds that I could divine, and that yet remained always as it seemed impersonal. Per Amica Silentia Lunae She is white and nervous, and, in her agitation, is hardly aware that, for the first time, she has called him by his Christian name. Faith and Unfaith "The power dam in the upper canyon is gone!" and the sharer of the single Cantrell Christian name shrieked and took shelter under Bigelow's arm. The King of Arcadia She did not want to sign her full name, she could not sign her Christian name she decided, so she compromised by using initials only, "P.B." Patricia Brent, Spinster If I were promoted to the Christian name, Chat got the lace. The Great Miss Driver Moreover, nearly every Rose has borne the Christian name of Hugh, and only one attained to a higher social rank than that of laird. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" It was something to the Forks that it had allowed this boy to bear his own Christian name; the only example of the kind on its records. First Fam'lies of the Sierras You only call children by their Christian names. Fragments of an Autobiography He knew that he hadn't ever to say "sir" to a don, but he was not prepared for Christian names. Years of Plenty They called each other by their Christian names, they assumed all the intimacy of sisters, and that almost at once. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience She prayed for each of them individually, using their Christian names, and remembering all their families and family difficulties. Windyridge Then her Christian name was Harriet, and she never took afternoon tea. Bye-Ways If it isn't a good Christian name, it's a very showy stage name, as it were—or wait a bit—what about Jenny Vere? Carnival It is of course impossible then to speak of Mrs. Doe, nee Mary Roe, as one is never born with a Christian name, but Mrs. Doe, nee Roe. The Style Book of The Detroit News What other girl in the room had a father who was so celebrated that people knew him by his Christian name, instead of calling 143 him just Mr. Somebody? The Youngest Girl in the School "Is it his Christian name ye ask?" said the old man. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 If there is one thing more than another for which I bless my parents, and praise them in the gate, it is that they called me by a durable Christian name. An Unknown Lover The use of his Christian name was an artfully directed red-hot shot from her battery. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Never use Mr. before a man's Christian name. The Style Book of The Detroit News What two Christian names read the same both ways? The Handbook of Conundrums In his vehemence he hardly noticed that he had used her Christian name. In the Whirl of the Rising The queens of France were never in the habit of adding anything to the signature of their Christian names. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Some people even say that Robin Oig derived his Christian name from one as renowned in the wilds of Loch Lomond as ever was his namesake, Robin Hood, in the precincts of merry Sherwood. International Short Stories English Capitalize the particles in French names, as le, la, de, du, when used without a Christian name or title preceding, as Du Maurier. The Style Book of The Detroit News He always called her by her Christian name; he had known her from a child. The Intriguers The diminutive form of Christian name by which he is constantly known indicates his short stature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Where are now all the fine old Irish Christian names of both men and women which were in vogue even a hundred years ago? The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde "You are called—" "Digby is my Christian name," interrupted I, "and you can call me by it." That Boy Of Norcott's Algy," said he, calling me by my Christian name, which he very rarely did, "I have something to say to you. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The Christian name pledges us to the Christian law of living by dying, progress by conversion. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition His sister's husband's name was Cohen, and her Christian name"—Esther looked puzzled, and Mrs. Moriarty politely substituted—"her first name was Esther, the same as yours. Little Aliens In fact, of the great wealth of Gaelic Christian names in use a century or two ago, only Owen, Brian, Cormac, and Patrick seem to have survived in general use. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde His grandfather, an Englishman, had served during the civil wars under Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and hence probably was derived the Christian name of the grandson. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia This was Ben Halse’s name among them, being, of course, an adaptation of his Christian name. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion I have three ugly Christian names represented under the letters L.Y.N., and it began with a joke among the boys when I was a very small kiddie. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland It’s a family surname turned into a Christian name. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion With our Irish Christian names the case is nearly as bad. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde When I told him the name of my father, he looked in a large book, and then asked me my fathers Christian name. The White Chief of the Caffres Besides the hatred of the Christian name, inspired by their religion, the Arabs had other reasons to wish the destruction of Gama. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem This night was the first time Miss Craven had ever used her Christian name. Helen Grant's Schooldays I fancy I shall grow awfully sick of hearing every cad call me by my Christian name. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion She adulterated her Hogg with an "e," and adorned it with a "Percy," her late husband's Christian name. The Brightener The best the Boss can say for Luke is that he has been given a Christian name. Seeds of Pine From age to age, from shore to distant shore, By various princes led, their legions pour; United all in one determin'd aim, From ev'ry land to blot the Christian name. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem My name is Brown: not an uncommon surname, perhaps, but I am distinguished by my Christian name of Peterloo. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) And then she coloured again, remembering how readily and naturally she had addressed this man by his supposed Christian name. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion That the father was known well enough is proved by the Christian name bestowed upon the babe, Marin, which was that of Louis Descours' father. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections She bears her father's honored name, and that alone, except for her own Christian name, the sweetest ever—Inez. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade The Dutch are the only Europeans who now traffic with the Japanese, which it is said they obtain by trampling on the cross and by abjuring the Christian name. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Indeed, his use of the Jewish word Sabbath, in this connexion, for the day which he calls below by its Christian name, allows his real feeling as regards the matter to transpire. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) You are Miss Fiske—Christian name at present unknown to deponent. The Destroying Angel I only knew her Christian name—Cl�mentine: I doubt whether she had any other. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections He calls favourite young ladies by their Christian names, however slightly acquainted with them; and has a privilege also of saluting all brides, mothers, and indeed every species of lady, on the least holiday occasion. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time But he made them all very angry by calling Robert Grierson by his Christian name. Witch Stories If the surname is common, the Christian name should be peculiar. Maids Wives and Bachelors Hackett whose Falstaff was so inimitable that it came to be associated with him almost in the guise of a Christian name. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Blind Benner had a Christian name, but the people of Three-Sisters did not know what it was, and they always spoke of him by the title his infirmity suggested. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 He would not have his Christian name changed. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl But the auctioneer understands them, and he knows all their Christian names. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 It is certainly a grave question if in the matter of Christian names our regard for the dead past should blind our eyes to the future comfort and success of our children. Maids Wives and Bachelors Jane Wood—he knew her by no other Christian name—was to have every advantage the good sisters could give her. A Life Sentence A Novel Only his father called Hunch by his Christian name. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 They had soon come to the use of Christian names. The Bartlett Mystery "Your Christian name is Thomas, I believe," said he. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I A Hebrew Christian name requires, in most cases, a Hebrew surname. Maids Wives and Bachelors They were not over anxious about character for its own sake, but they were tenderly vigilant not to bring any reproach on the Christian name by imprudence, negligence, or inconsistency, even in small things. Coelebs In Search of a Wife I should be pleased if you would call me by my Christian name, sir. Strangers and Wayfarers The first and second facts which she kept closely hidden, for reasons which should perhaps have been obvious, were her surname—she confided to him that her Christian name was Pansy—and her husband’s profession. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 For one thing;—I had made the discovery the night before that Miss Grant's Christian name was Mary. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia If many Christian names are decided upon, string them together on some harmonious principle; names that are mouthfuls of consonants cannot be borne without bad consequences to the owner. Maids Wives and Bachelors How sensitive he remained in respect to the whole question is proved most conspicuously by his refraining on all occasions from signing his Christian name, Heinrich. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine You are surprised that I should call him by his Christian name? Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome All legitimate pursuits of life have been illustrated and adorned by numberless Christian heroes and heroines, who served God, sanctified themselves, and brought glory to the Christian name by their fidelity to duty. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People "Ye laugh,—ye name me by my Christian name,—but ye don't say, 'Donald, will ye taste?'" My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia The euphony of our nomenclature would be greatly improved by a judicious adaptation of the Christian name to the surname. Maids Wives and Bachelors Bogislav--that was his Christian name--possessed every quality fitted to gain for him, everywhere, the highest consideration and the most sincere regard. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II At the sound of her Christian name, coming from his lips so gently, almost affectionately, she looked up quickly. A Monk of Cruta |
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