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given name

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A name given to a person at birth or at baptism, as distinguished from a surname.

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  • noun New Zealand A forename, a name chosen for a child, usually by the child's parents; a first name.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the name that precedes the surname

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synonyms (4)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Christian name
  2. first name
  3. forename
  4. front name

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. name

hyponyms (3)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. Christian name
  2. baptismal name
  3. praenomen

same context (4)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. epithet
  2. family name
  3. hypocorism
  4. last name

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