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How to pronounce forename in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms first name, given name
Type of name
Has types baptismal name, christian name, praenomen

Examples of forename

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He was bullied for his lack of rugby prowess and over his third forename, Zenon.
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Both my father and father-in-law are called by different names than their first forename.
From the guardian.co.uk
Forename gives some extra information, as does forename and maiden name.
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Where only a forename is available, it is not the business of Wikipedia to invent surnames.
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Put awkward meetings where your forename is forgotten in the past.
From the expressandstar.com
That's how the Viscount Weymouth, whose forename it is, says it.
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Kirk is also in use as both a surname and a male forename.
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Correspondingly, daughters of dukes, marquesses and earls receive the prefix Lady before their forename and surname.
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Its use as a forename or middle name is rare.
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More examples
  • First name: the name that precedes the surname
  • A given name is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name (surname). A given name is a name given to a person, as opposed to an inherited one such as a family name.