given name
Example Sentences
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When the reporter placed a letter for Paxton in the mailbox, an envelope addressed to Warren Paxton, the attorney general’s given name, was visible.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Pizza is not generally associated with Punjab, India, where Chahal — given name Harvarinderjit — is originally from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei—his given name is the Arabic word for “chosen”—was born in 1969 in the religious hub of Mashhad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
He will then introduce the new Pope by his chosen papal name, which may or may not be his original given name.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
Normally, Petey was too mad about too many things to list: her given name, her own face, that one horrible party, to name just a few.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
