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forename

[fawr-neym, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
baptismal name
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NOUN
given name
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Bulgaria have three players in their squad called Iliev, which I believe derives from the forename Iliya.

From The Guardian Nov. 15, 2021

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

From The Guardian Nov. 4, 2018

Born in Harlem, New York, the star received his unusual forename from his father, Dudley MacDonald Gooding.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2017

But, aged 18, he decided that, as his full name was Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones, he would exclusively use Duncan as his forename.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2016

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 George Gissing

Wouldn’t we get to laugh at the prince’s ridiculous forenames?

From Slate May 19, 2018

It's even-steven on this score - the only difference being the spelling of their forenames.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2013

The boys never seem to call each other by their forenames, except when taking horrendous-sounding oaths to keep their mutual secrets, in which their full names are made part of some magical rite.

From The Guardian Jun. 1, 2012

In South Africa, the transgender community has won some victories - the Department of Home Affairs agreed this October to change the gender and forenames of a transgender woman.

From Reuters Nov. 16, 2011

The father carried the Russian forenames Michael Gregory.

From Time Magazine Archive




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