History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
christen

to receive (a child) into the Christian church and give a name at the baptism

named in religious rite

christened

a ceremony of baptism or naming a child

named in religious rite

sponsor

a person, business etc paying for a sport event, a team, an exhibition etc in return for advertising a product or trade mark

person who helps, promotes

GODPARENT as in Wiktionary
GODPARENT as in Wikipedia