as in first names
a name that is placed before one's family name
his prename is "Christopher," but he prefers to be called by his last name
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Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.
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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.
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Many have since been microchipped and given names.
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The seven kittens were given names meant to honor where they were born.
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The painting is an abstract map of Chicago titled after one of the city's many nicknames that originated in a Carl Sandburg poem.
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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…’.
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“Prenames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prenames. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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