Definitions

forename

[fawr-neym, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr- /

NOUN

baptismal name

Synonyms

WEAK

Christian name font name personal name

NOUN

first name

Synonyms

STRONGEST

given name

WEAK

Christian name baptism name baptismal name

Antonyms

WEAK

last name surname

NOUN

given name

Synonyms

WEAK

Christian name baptismal name

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Forename, fōr′nām, n. the first or Christian name.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various