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 The operations were given names: Operation Midway Blitz, in Chicago; Operation Catahoula Crunch, in New Orleans; Operation Charlotte’s Web, in Charlotte. —

Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 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 The Woodward Center named the mama dog Noel, and her puppies were given names based on the Twelve Days of Christmas – Drummer, Piper, Lord, Lady, Maid, Swan, Goose, Ring, Calling Bird, French Hen, Turtle Dove and Partridge. —

News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025 The twins were given names based on their personalities, according to the release. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for given name

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Noun

His battalion, which identified Oleksiy only by his first name, told CNN that a typical deployment is about three to four months for their unit.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
The 34-year-old, who lives in Montreal, asked to use only her first name to protect her privacy.

— Rebecca Flint Marx, SELF, 20 Apr. 2026