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forename

[fawr-neym, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
baptismal name
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NOUN
given name
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The promoters preferred the heavyweight's middle name, Moses, to his given forename of Enriko.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2024

A calm, softly spoken, scrupulously polite, seemingly ego-free individual, he refers to every journalist by their forename.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2024

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

His forename was Laurence: Emily, in letters to her father, used to call him Lorenzo the Magnificent, a title which became him well enough.

From A Life's Morning by George Gissing

It's even-steven on this score - the only difference being the spelling of their forenames.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2013

I hope they only learn each other's forenames when the vicar reads them out during the wedding ceremony.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2013

Yet this experience did not strengthen the MPs' questioning, but seemed to make them even tamer, as Mr Diamond addressed them by their forenames and dead-batted the most polished questions.

From The Guardian Jul. 4, 2012

In South Africa, the transgender community has won some victories - the Department of Home Affairs agreed this October to change the gender and forenames of a transgender woman.

From Reuters Nov. 16, 2011

The father carried the Russian forenames Michael Gregory.

From Time Magazine Archive




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