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forename

[fawr-neym, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
baptismal name
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NOUN
given name
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A calm, softly spoken, scrupulously polite, seemingly ego-free individual, he refers to every journalist by their forename.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Others pointed out that Effie was short for Euphemia - a distinctive forename which coupled with the information that she died in the Blitz was a strong lead.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2019

Well, to this ageing fan of post-punk and non-landfill indie music, his forename conjures this earworm.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018

There have been times when I feel like their pronunciation of my forename should win out over mine.

From The Guardian • May 23, 2016

I have a strange name, too, that is, forename.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various