given name

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Recent Examples of given name Sharing a link to news coverage of the scam over the weekend, Kid Rock, whose given name is Robert James Ritchie, said that his likeness has been misused for similarly sinister means in the past. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 Kid Rock, whose given name is Robert James Ritchie, wrote. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 With the fires also displacing, injuring, and killing countless animals, Kid Rock, whose given name is Robert James Ritchie, took to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday to share a link to an Instagram post from country music singer Miranda Lambert. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025 The cows are often given names and encouraged to roam and graze in a stress-free environment, with only a few kept in each pen. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for given name
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Noun
  • Before the 2016 trial that resulted in his conviction and life sentence, Thorpe (whose first name is sometimes spelled Dominique in records) refused a plea deal that would have allowed him to be released from prison after about 15 to 19 years.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Saliba Jack Lang: The first name on my team sheet was William Saliba, the best centre-back left in the competition by some distance.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Photo of the day: Welcome to the Mammoths The Utah Hockey Club unveiled its new nickname, the Mammoth, and its logo Wednesday.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Salt Spring more than deserves the nickname the Island of the Arts.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025

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“Given name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20name. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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