First name
First name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Synonyms for First name
Patronymic and first name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patronymic" instead a noun phrase "First name".
Patronymic
Patronymic noun - A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor).
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Synonyms for Patronymic
First name and patronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "First name" instead a noun "Patronymic".
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Related pairs
- handle and first name
- handle and patronymic
- name and first name
- name and patronymic
- denomination and first name
- denomination and patronymic
- appellation and first name
- appellation and patronymic
- designation and first name
- designation and patronymic
- nickname and first name
- nickname and patronymic
- cognomen and first name
- cognomen and patronymic
Both terms in one sentence
- In Russia, when you're referring to someone in a formal setting, you don't just use their first name, but their first name and patronymic, i.e.
- Socially, a Russian is generally known by his first name and patronymic; a man who is called "Boris Denisov" in court would be called "Boris Grigoryevitch" in ordinary life.
Source: Useful Notes / Patronymic - No Name Given: In the first novel, Admiral Timokhin's first name or patronymic are never specified, despite the fact that he's a major character.
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