Name that is given to a person after birth and usually precedes the family name.
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Examples for "forename"
Examples for "forename"
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Only close family members dared to call a man by his forename.
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My forename is derived from a JD Sallinger character.
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I have a strange name, too, that is, forename.
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One exception is Canot's forename, which appears as Téodor, Téodore and Theodore throughout the text.
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These were called the prænomen (forename), nomen (name), cognomen (surname), and agnomen (added name).
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Her christian name was Cytherea, and it is easy to guess why.
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Sorry, she only ever mentioned their Christian names in talking about them.
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Had never been able to get her to use my Christian name.
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As Samuel Beckett might have said, No Christian name where none intended.
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She was asked by her Sunday school teacher about her Christian name.
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In the case of Captain Kelp, Trouble was actually his first name.
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Forgive me, you don't know that Mr. Socrates' first name is Alan.
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The original version of this story incorrectly stated Mr. Cookson's first name.
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Nick knew to always use the familiar first name if you could.
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Mariel's tone and the use of Berman's first name caught his attention.
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Forgive me, you who were born and died without being given names.
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By this time they had given names to all the chief localities.
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I don't know the given names of my father's and mother's parents.
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By this, the forces in opposition are given names, and aspects.
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Many of the rescued animals are given names indicating where they were rescued.
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No good could come following the gul's use of his given name.
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Drake, whose given name is Aubrey Drake Graham, is not a defendant.
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The given name of the hero may or may not be significant.
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Folks in Marion who knew Citizen Drew had forgotten his given name.
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The first in the line had actually gone by his given name, Graham.
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Justin. It was the first time she'd used his given name.
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The man placed a delicate emphasis on his true and private given name.
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His family name was Cheng and his given name was Yue.
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Teflon, whose given name is Shaniel Watson, emerged on the scene in 2003.
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She was the only person who ever used his given name.
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This was the first time he had offered his given name.
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The use of her given name drew her gaze when nothing else had.
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And you'll call me by my given name, if you please.
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Alas if only her feline habits were as pedestrian as her given name.
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What Miss Havstad's given name was, no one in the office ever knew.
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The given name was near to, but not exactly, that of his wife.
