Religious name

This could be either the name of a beatified or a venerable of the church, an honorific title of the Virgin Mary, or even a virtue or something similar.

The name is taken usually either upon investiture or on the occasion of taking the first vows, in some communities prior to the entry of a new postulant.

[5] A malwasha is linked with the mother's name and time of birth in order to protect the individual from their zodiac sign which is considered ominous.

Members of ISKCON and some other Gaudiya Vaishnava organisations are given a "spiritual name" by their guru upon initiation.

This name ends in "Das" or "Dasa" for men and "Dasi" for women (meaning "servant").

In many Christian traditions, those who receive the sacrament of baptism are given a Christian name by which they become known.