given name

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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

The 38-year-old entrepreneur’s given name is Nathan Young.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

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

As he would explain, one of his young friends in Jackson, Tenn., had trouble saying his given name, Winston, and it came out sounding like Winkie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

The thing to understand about Prince Jones is that he exhibited the whole of his given name.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates