The meaning of christen is baptize See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How to use christen in a sentence.
To give a name to at baptism There are 12 meanings listed in oed's entry for the verb christen, three of which are labelled obsolete To make use of for the first time.
You say that you christen a person, place, or object a particular name if you choose a name for them and start calling them by that name. He was christened when he was three months old They christened the baby anna The politician was chosen to christen a new ship
The newspaper has christened her as the reigning queen of tennis They christened the new ball park with a win. To christen a person is to name them, especially in a church baptism ceremony Definition of christen verb in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
To use for the first time.
