baptismal name

Japanese: baptismal name(英語表記)baptismalname
baptismal name

…Baptismal name. Also called baptismal name, it is sometimes used to mean the first name in contrast to the family name. In response to the Bible's idea that a name expresses one's true nature, Christianity has come to place great importance on giving names. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "baptismal name" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…洗礼名のこと。バプティスマル・ネームbaptismal nameともいい,姓に対する名(ファースト・ネーム)の意に用いられることもある。名は本質を表すという聖書の思想を受けて,キリスト教では名を付けることをたいせつにするようになった。…

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