rechristen
verb[Toften passive]
(alsore-christen)uk/ˌriːˈkrɪs.ən/us/ˌriːˈkrɪs.ən/to give someone or something a newname:
[+ two objects]He had re-christened himself "Yan", but hisrealnamewas Ian Brook.
Theschoolboardwas rechristenedastheStateBoard of Education.
Heboughtayacht,renovatedit, and rechristened it.
- During the FirstWorldWar,hamburgerswere rechristened "libertyburgers" in the US, toavoidanyassociationwith Germany.
- Thevillageswerenearlyall rechristened byEuropeanmissionaries.
- Thechurchhas beenrenovatedand re-christened "the Hub".
Names and titles
- A.N. Other
- age
- aka
- alias
- appellation
- forename
- form of address
- given name
- good name
- identity
- patronymic
- pen name
- pet name
- place name
- pseudonym
- trademark
- under the name ofidiom
- unidentified
- unnamed
- untitled