Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
christen (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) - baptize
b) to name at baptism
2.
to name or dedicate (as a ship) by a ceremony suggestive of baptism
3.
- name
4.
to use for the first time
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
christen (verb)to give a name to
SYNONIMS:
baptize, call, christen, clepe, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, nominate, style, term, titleRELATED WORDS:
brand, stigmatize, tag; denote, specify; miscall, misname, mistitle; code-name, nickname; rechristen, relabel, rename; surname