given name
Example Sentences
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When the reporter placed a letter for Paxton in the mailbox, an envelope addressed to Warren Paxton, the attorney general’s given name, was visible.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Olsen: But there’s something I’ve heard you talk about, that Annie relates to the character that most of us know as Smoke, as both Smoke and Elijah, his given name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
His father, a former high jumper, chose his son’s given name of Sorato, which is written with characters that mean “sky” and “jump.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2025
He will then introduce the new Pope by his chosen papal name, which may or may not be his original given name.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
While the writing on the front bears his stage name and the theater address, the letter inside greets him with his given name, Hector Bowen.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
