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given name

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

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism
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given name  
n.  A name given to a person at birth or at baptism, as distinguished from a surname.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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