Given name
Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
Usage example: everyone calls me Jack, but my given name is John
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Synonyms for Given name
Nickname and given name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nickname" instead a noun phrase "Given name".
Nickname
Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Synonyms for Nickname
Given name and nickname are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Given name" instead a noun "Nickname".
Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming
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Related pairs
- handle and given name
- handle and nickname
- style and given name
- style and nickname
- name and given name
- name and nickname
- denomination and given name
- denomination and nickname
- appellation and given name
- appellation and nickname
- designation and given name
- designation and nickname
- tag and given name
- tag and nickname
Both terms in one sentence
- That Man Is Dead: Kitsune asks Haruka and Shinobu to call her Mitsune (her given name) from now on instead of her nickname, a sign she no longer considers herself The Trickster.
Source: Fanfic / For His Own Sake -
Appropriated Appellation: Due to her Embarrassing First Name Snow prefers to be called by her famous nickname rather then by her given name.
Source: Literature / The Princess Series - Bisected8: I usually go by Selby (which isn't technically my given name, but it's a nickname that sound similar).
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