forename
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A calm, softly spoken, scrupulously polite, seemingly ego-free individual, he refers to every journalist by their forename.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
Well, to this ageing fan of post-punk and non-landfill indie music, his forename conjures this earworm.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018
There have been times when I feel like their pronunciation of my forename should win out over mine.
From The Guardian ● May 23, 2016
Emily was the most popular girls' first forename in nine council areas, Sophie was top in seven and Isla was top in five.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2015
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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