Sentence examples for though christened from inspiring English sources

Though christened Lodovico, the child took his father's name of Giovanni, his father having died soon after his birth.

Among those asked to provide an affidavit was Mr Abbott, the attorney-general, who goes by "Greg", though christened Gregory Wayne.

Though he was christened Basil Twist, everyone called him Billy.

Millvina Dean — a name she used throughout her life, though she was christened Elizabeth Gladys Dean — spent her early years on a farm owned by her grandfather, a Southampton veterinarian.

Michael J Fox Yess – though he was actually christened Michael A Fox.

Through the alternating voices of Muir and Ginny, we track how Moody embodies his name ever more ominously (though he's actually christened for the famous preacher Dwight L. Moody).

Born on Corfu in 1921 into the Greek royal family – christened Philippos, though he, like the rest of them, was of Danish and German ancestry – he and his family fled when the monarchy was overthrown the following year.

Room 7021 has no name, though some officers have christened it The Heisman, after O. J. Simpson spent the better part of a year there while on trial in the murder of his former wife Nicole and her friend Ronald L. Goldman.

Restrictions on animal movements meant that for the second year running, the winner wasn't able to meet the newly christened pig, though there was no repeat of last year's early announcement, when Will Self was described as winner in the 2008 festival programme.

He was christened Henry, though he is known as Prince Harry.

She told him two days after, and he was angry as he hadn't wanted his son to be christened, even though Epstein had asked to be Julian's godfather.