"My family put my name as '.....' when I was born " is true usage
Hello,
Can I say "My family put my name as Mark when I was born" ? If it is not true what I can say instead of 'put'? I think, other choices might be "give", "call"

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"My family put my name as '.....' when I was born " is true usage
Hello,
Can I say "My family put my name as Mark when I was born" ? If it is not true what I can say instead of 'put'? I think, other choices might be  "give", "call"

Answer

I would say "they gave me the name Mark" or "named me Mark".

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