forename

Example Sentences

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Instead, he will lead England into this summer’s European Championship — hoping to win an international tournament in a final on home soil — as Harry Kane, forename and surname, like a reverse Pelé.

From New York Times

“Our Chin state used to be peaceful, but this is a new experience for us,” said one of the resistance fighters, who would be identified only by his tribal forename, Salai, for safety reasons.

From Washington Post

It is quite a common Spanish surname but less so as a forename.

From BBC

Like others, Kim, who declined to given his forename, is betting on Beijing’s push for tech self-sufficiency to counter U.S. trade sanctions and bans.

From Reuters

That left the forename 74th in the rankings of boys' names, down six on the previous year, but falling 22 places compared with 2008.

From BBC