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noun

the name given to one, as distinguished from an inherited family name; first name; Christian name: His given name is John.

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Origin of given name

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Words nearby given name

give me a break, Give me liberty or give me death, Give me your tired, your poor, given, Givenchy, given name, give notice, given to, give off, give of oneself, give one

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Though her given name is Diana, she was renamed “Daisy” by her husband, Hal, during their dating days.
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She now chooses to go with the phonetic pronunciation of her given name as a nod to her new direction, debuting RIP Bonzai in 2018 under the new name.
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His given name was Yitzhak-Meir Gitlis, and he answered to Isaac.
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The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.
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“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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Yet, for god knows what reason, his name is never brought up in the “Great American Filmmaker” conversation.
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As it currently stands, the Via Dolorosa follows the account given in the Gospel of John.
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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Elyon is the name of an ancient Phœnician god, slain by his son El, no doubt the “first-born of death” in Job xviii.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
"Garnache," came the other's crisp, metallic voice, and the name had a sound as of an oath on his lips.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for given name

given name

noun

another term for first name

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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