forename

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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

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

From The Guardian • May 23, 2016

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

Emily was the most popular girls' first forename in nine council areas, Sophie was top in seven and Isla was top in five.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2015

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

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