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forename
fore·name
/
ˈfɔrˌneɪm, ˈfoʊr-
/
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[
fawr
-neym,
fohr
-
]
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noun
a
name
that precedes the
family name
or surname;
first name
.
Origin:
1525–35;
fore-
+
name
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forename
(ˈfɔːˌneɪm)
—
n
a first or Christian name
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
forename
1530s, from
fore-
+
name
. The equivalent of L. praenomen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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