as in nicknames
a name that is placed before one's family name
a long string of forenames was given to the latest addition to the royal family
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However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball’s Uniform Regulations which provides in part that, ‘(a) Player may not write, attach, affix, embroider or otherwise display nicknames or messages on apparel or playing equipment…’.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026 -
However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball's Uniform Regulations which provides in part that, '(a) Player may not write, attach, affix, embroider or otherwise display nicknames or messages on apparel or playing equipment…'.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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“Forenames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forenames. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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