given name
Example Sentences
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During the Enlightenment, the researcher who found a new plant was “listed behind the given name of the plant . . . forever.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Instead of working under my given name, Adel, I went by Eddie, then Edvardo, and finally Vardo Bissiccio, leaving my Arabic name out of my career.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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 the son of two Ethiopian immigrants who migrated to Canada, Tesfaye is ready to reclaim his given name and identity — struggles that many diaspora people like myself know all too well.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
Her given name was Nomzamo, which means one who strives or imdergoes trials, a name as prophetic as my own.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
