forename

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forename

/ˈfɔːneɪm/ UK
/ˈfɔɹneɪm/ US

noun forenames

A name that precedes the surname.
Similar: given name, Christian name, prename

Opposite: aftername

verb forenames · forenaming · forenamed

To assign (someone) a first name. He forenamed him Ishmael, and assigns as a reason, his own attention to her present distress.
Synonym of prenominate. This forenaming of Cyrus is, indeed, extraordinary, and calculated to excite attention.
Similar: prenominate
To appoint in advance. Now, the Central Junta having to deceive the people, affirmed that Sir Arthur Wellesley had retreated to the frontiers of Portugal at the very moement when the French might have been driven to the Pyrenees, came very soon to believe this, their own absurd calumny, and resolved to send the army at La

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noun

Opposite: aftername

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noun name that precedes the surname

Español	nombre propio, nombre de pila, prenombre
한국어	이름 ireum
日本語	名前 namae
中文	名字 míngzi
Português	prenome, nome
Français	prénom, nom de baptême
Deutsch	Vorname
Русский	и́мя ímja
Tiếng Việt	tên, tên gọi

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@misc{forename_2026,
  title = {forename},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forename},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}