forename
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noun
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Bulgaria have three players in their squad called Iliev, which I believe derives from the forename Iliya.
From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2021
There have been times when I feel like their pronunciation of my forename should win out over mine.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2016
In various court documents, Quok’s forename appears as Cuarco, Quack, Quork, Quaco, Quarko, but most commonly as Quok, which is the spelling I have adopted.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
Please don't just sign your Christmas cards with just your forename.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2013
I have a strange name, too, that is, forename.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various
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