Where does “christian name” come from?

christian name (English) comes from English christian, from Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

christian name (English): A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism

Definitions

  1. A first name formally given to a child at a Christian baptism

Ancestry of “christian name”, step by step

christian name traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English christian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchristianA believer in Christianity
2Middle EnglishCristienChristian; of those who believe in Christ;...
3Old FrenchchrestienChristian
4LatinChristiānusChristian
5LatinChrīstus
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via English ñame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishñameSynonym of name
2Middle Englishnamename
3Old Englishnamaname; noun
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

Words derived from “christian name

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω