given name
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- noun
- /ˈɡɪvən neɪm/
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nombre de pila
- My given name is Emily, but most people call me Em.
- surname and given name
- given name order
And just to, to put this in perspective, Hafez, whose given name was Shamsuddin Muhammad.
- And just to, to put this in perspective, Hafez, whose given name was Shamsuddin Muhammad.
- And it's funny that you start there because obviously my nickname is Scooter and my, my given name was Scott.
Examples
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My given name is Benjamin Buford Blue.
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Given name first, then your surname.
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That is your given name, is it not?
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- Well, then you can call me by my given name.
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What is your given name?
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It's not your given name, right?
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My mother never did; she called me Amy, which is my given name.
Fiction book (1999) -
My given name is Charles Anderson Reed.
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Your given name is Montrose.
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Teresa was her given name, like the saint, and she was very proud of it.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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A name given at birth used before the family name
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A person's first name given at birth or baptism
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The first name someone has before their family name
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A name given to someone in a Christian church ceremony when they are a baby
How Familiar
- Informal
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
given + name
The meaning 'a person's first name' is directly derivable from combining 'given' (assigned or provided) with 'name' (word identifying someone): it is the name that has been given to a person. This modifier + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Given name comes from the idea that the name was given to a child at birth by their parents or godparents. So Given name means a person's 'first name', not their 'surname' or 'family name'.