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Given name

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

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

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first namenounSynonym of given name, particularly when it forms the first element of a full name.
forenamenounA name that precedes the surname.
birth namenounA name chosen for a child at birth, as opposed to a different name used subsequently.
word namenounA word which is used as a personal name.
personal namenounA proper name identifying an individual person, especially the full name.
baptismal namenounA name given at baptism (christening).
girl's namenounA given name for a girl.
christian namenoun(by extension) Any forename.
honor namenoun(US) A child's given name that is the name of another person, such as an ancestor, and bestowed in honor of that person.
boy's namenounA given name to a young male person or boy.
font namenoun(computing, typography) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see font, name: the name of a font (typeface).
front namenoun(archaic) A person's given name.
selfnamenounA proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
baby namesnounFirst names or given names, in the context of naming a baby.
baptismalnounA baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
self-namenounAlternative form of selfname. [A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.]
middle namenounA name between the first given name and the family name or surname; a second or subsequent given name.
self namenounAlternative form of selfname. [A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.]
calling namenoun(communication) The name associated with the telephone number or similar identifier of a caller.
nicknamenounA familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

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