Given name and Proper name

Given name

Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Proper name and given name are semantically related in surname topic. In some cases you can use "Proper name" instead a noun phrase "Given name".

Proper name

Proper name noun - A noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized.
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Given name and proper name are semantically related in surname topic. You can use "Given name" instead a noun phrase "Proper name".

Both terms in one sentence

  • His surname is Ukrainian, while his given name seems to be either of Japanese or Celtic originsnote the former referring to a genre of Edo era ghost stories rather than a proper name, the latter being a possible variation on "Caden".
  • Flake Lorenz doesn't like his given name, Christian, and has declared that Flake is his proper name.
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