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given name

[giv-uhn neym] / ˈgɪv ən ˈneɪm /
NOUN
first 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

His father, a former high jumper, chose his son’s given name of Sorato, which is written with characters that mean “sky” and “jump.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 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

Jed, whose given name was Edwin Jed Fish Gould III, died at home in Pasadena under hospice care, his close friends confirmed to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Table 4.1: The examples given name the note reached if one starts on C, and goes up the named interval.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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