Forename


[fawr-neym, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr-/

noun
1.
a that precedes the or surname; .
/ˈfɔːˌneɪm/
noun
1.
a first or Christian name
n.

1530s, from fore- + name (n.). The equivalent of Latin praenomen.

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