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fore-name

[fawr-neym, fohr-] Origin

fore·name

[fawr-neym, fohr-]
noun
a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.

Origin:
1525–35; fore- + name
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Fore-name is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Word Origin & History

forename
1530s, from fore- + name. The equivalent of L. praenomen.
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