forename
Example Sentences
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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
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
In various court documents, Quok’s forename appears as Cuarco, Quack, Quork, Quaco, Quarko, but most commonly as Quok, which is the spelling I have adopted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
Mr. BREX, with the forename of TWELLS, Against all the bishops rebels, And so fiercely upbraids Their remarks on air-raids That he rouses the envy of WELLS.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.