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Mexican officials arrested the supposed mastermind of the assassination, named only by his forenames Jorge Amando, on Wednesday.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

I hope they only learn each other's forenames when the vicar reads them out during the wedding ceremony.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2013

The boys never seem to call each other by their forenames, except when taking horrendous-sounding oaths to keep their mutual secrets, in which their full names are made part of some magical rite.

From The Guardian Jun. 1, 2012

In South Africa, the transgender community has won some victories - the Department of Home Affairs agreed this October to change the gender and forenames of a transgender woman.

From Reuters Nov. 16, 2011

The father carried the Russian forenames Michael Gregory.

From Time Magazine Archive