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
Not even a year into Lai’s term, China has broken precedent by staging three large-scale exercises, which were given names to raise their profile and distinguish them from smaller drills.
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Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This season, the turtles in long-term care were given names based on Greek mythology.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The student still hadn’t told their parents about these identity changes, so school officials used the student’s given name and she/her pronouns when talking with their parents.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
This season, the turtles in long-term care were given names based on Greek mythology.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
The student still hadn’t told their parents about these identity changes, so school officials used the student’s given name and she/her pronouns when talking with their parents.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
In a quirk of German politics, the governing coalitions are often given names.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for given name
Noun
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But Oliver is right on the cusp of being the kind of artist who can move units and get away with just using his first name.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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The agents did not identify themselves and the family stayed inside the locked car, said Martin, who KABC only identified by his first name.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The nickname comes from one John Buckley, a collector and dealer based in N.Y.C. who is a big fan of this dial type.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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Artist Terry Smith, who introduced the Pro-Visions line and illustrated the insert cards for Fleer through 1992, drew inspiration from players’ nicknames or defining traits to create images that felt like the cover of a comic book.—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Given name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20name. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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