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given name

giv·en name
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [giv-uh n neym]
    • /ˈgɪv ən neɪm/
    • /ˈɡɪv.ən neɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [giv-uh n neym]
    • /ˈgɪv ən neɪm/

Definitions of given name words

  • noun given name the name given to one, as distinguished from an inherited family name; first name; Christian name: His given name is John. 1
  • noun given name first name 1
  • noun plural given name first, middle names 1
  • countable noun given name A given name is a person's first name, which they are given at birth in addition to their surname. 0
  • noun given name the first name of a person; name given at birth or baptism, as distinguished from the surname; forename 0

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Origin of given name

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Given name

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

given name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

given name usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for given name

noun given name

  • baptismal name — Christian name (def 1).
  • christian name — Some people refer to their first names as their Christian names.
  • forename — a name that precedes the family name or surname; first name.

Antonyms for given name

noun given name

  • by-name — a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
  • last name — surname (def 1).

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