forename
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The promoters preferred the heavyweight's middle name, Moses, to his given forename of Enriko.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
There have been times when I feel like their pronunciation of my forename should win out over mine.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2016
In various court documents, Quok’s forename appears as Cuarco, Quack, Quork, Quaco, Quarko, but most commonly as Quok, which is the spelling I have adopted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
Yet, where are all the senior politicians sharing the same forename?
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012
His forename was Laurence: Emily, in letters to her father, used to call him Lorenzo the Magnificent, a title which became him well enough.
From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George