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Bvpraveen Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Differene : Baptised/christened

Are 'baptised' and 'christened' synonyms of 'nick naming'?

I came across these sentences in today's newspaper :
The BJP(its a political party) has BAPTISED the Ambetkar stadium as Deer Dayal Nagar,
while the CPI(another political party) has CHRISTENED the Talkalar stadium as E.K. Nayanar Nagar


Thanks.
  

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I have only heard Christened used in this sort of way before, as a way of saying 'officially named'. Baptised seems a bit odd here. A nickname is an unofficial, often jokey, name.

— Nona the brit

  • I have only heard Christened used in this sort of way before, as a way of saying 'officially named'.
  • Baptised seems a bit odd here.
  • A nickname is an unofficial, often jokey, name.
  • It is not one of your legally registered names nor your baptism/christened/any other ceremony names.
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I have only heard Christened used in this sort of way before, as a way of saying 'officially named'. Baptised seems a bit odd here.

A nickname is an unofficial, often jokey, name. It is not one of your legally registered names nor your baptism/christened/any other ceremony names.
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