Thesaurus results for GIVEN NAME

given name

noun

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as in first name

a name that is placed before one's family name everyone calls me Jack, but my given name is John

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Recent Examples of given name Choosing a last name or surname as a first name (or given name) is not a new tradition. —

Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026 White and Lil Baby, whose given name is Dominique Jones, got into an argument, The San Francisco Standard said. —

Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026 The musician, whose given name is LaRussell Dwayne Thomas, has quickly gone from releasing his music independently to being signed to one of the biggest labels in the world. —

Georgia Dawkins, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 Why add a surname or include a father’s fathers’ given names given to me at birth to identify me? —

Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for given name

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Two days later, Natalie, a West Palm Beach woman who wanted to be identified only by her first name, called to request that paramedics be sent to the detention center for her fiance, Djo Paul, a 29-year-old immigrant from Haiti.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Every year Close is among the first names that come up from pundits trying to predict overdue stars who could receive this award.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 June 2026