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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   (fôr'nām', fōr'-)   
n.  A name before one's surname; a first name.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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