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forename
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun forename has 1 sense
- forename(n = noun.communication) first name, given name - the name that precedes the surname; Array is a kind of name
has particulars: baptismal name, christian name, praenomen
CIDE DICTIONARY
forename, n.
A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. Selden. [1913 Webster]
forename, v. t.
To name or mention before. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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