Given name
Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Synonyms for Given name
Matronymic and given name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matronymic" instead a noun phrase "Given name".
Matronymic
Matronymic noun - A name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor.
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Synonyms for Matronymic
Given name and matronymic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Given name" instead a noun "Matronymic".
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Related pairs
- handle and given name
- handle and matronymic
- name and given name
- name and matronymic
- denomination and given name
- denomination and matronymic
- appellation and given name
- appellation and matronymic
- designation and given name
- designation and matronymic
- flag and given name
- flag and matronymic
- nickname and given name
- nickname and matronymic
Both terms in one sentence
- In Tanya Huff's Quarters series, people use a given name, then a matronymic, then a patronymic.
Source: Fantastic Naming Convention - Additionally, the Nietzscheans have, in order: a given name, a family name, a clan name, a matronymic, and a patronymic, resulting in names like "Tyr Anasazi of Kodiak Pride, out of Victoria by Barbarossa".
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