forename

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

fore- +‎ name

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːneɪm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹneɪm/

NounEdit

forename (plural forenames)

A name that precedes the surname.

SynonymsEdit

(a name that precedes surname): given name, Christian name, prename

HyponymsEdit

(a name that precedes surname): first name, middle name, confirmation name

Related termsEdit

terms related to forename

TranslationsEdit

a name that precedes surname

Armenian: անուն (hy) (anun)
Bashkir: исем (isem)
Bulgarian: собствено име n (sobstveno ime)
Catalan: prenom (ca) m, nom (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 名字 (zh) (míngzi)
Czech: křestní jméno (cs) n
Dutch: voornaam (nl) m
Finnish: etunimi (fi)
French: prénom (fr) m, nom de baptême (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Vorname (de) m
Hungarian: utónév (hu)

Japanese: 名前 (ja) (なまえ, namae)
Korean: 이름 (ko) (ireum)
Luxembourgish: Virnumm m
Macedonian: лично име (mk) n (líčno íme)
Norwegian: fornavn (no) n
Portuguese: prenome (pt) m, nome (pt) m
Russian: и́мя (ru) n (ímja)
Scottish Gaelic: ainm-baistidh m
Spanish: nombre (es) m, nombre propio (es) m, nombre de pila (es) m
Swedish: förnamn (sv) n
Vietnamese: tên thánh (vi)
Volapük: pösodanem (vo)

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Last modified on 7 March 2014, at 11:39