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forename

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

noun

  1. a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.

forename British  
/ ˈfɔːˌneɪm /

noun

  1. a first or Christian name

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Origin of forename

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + name

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Forename, fōr′nām, n. the first or Christian name.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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