Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for personal name

personal name

noun as in baptismal name

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

And we have no evidence that the personal name of an individual ever became a hereditary totem name of an exogamous clan or kin.

Thus a male of "clan" Pelican has the personal name "Pouch of a Pelican."

“Montaigne the Essayist”—that has become, as it were, a personal name in literary history.

Agiʻlĭ—“He is rising,” possibly a contraction of an old personal name, Agin′-agiʻlĭ, “Rising-fawn.”

Gûñskăli′skĭ—a masculine personal name of uncertain etymology.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for smile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to personal name, such as: christian name, font name, and forename.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement