Given name
Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Synonyms for Given name
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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Synonyms for Proper name
Given name and proper name are semantically related in surname topic. You can use "Given name" instead a noun phrase "Proper name".
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Related pairs
- handle and given name
- handle and proper name
- style and given name
- style and proper name
- name and given name
- name and proper name
- appellation and given name
- appellation and proper name
- label and given name
- label and proper name
- designation and given name
- designation and proper name
- nickname and given name
- nickname and 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".
Source: Multi-Ethnic Name - Flake Lorenz doesn't like his given name, Christian, and has declared that Flake is his proper name.
Source: Do Not Call Me "Paul"
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Proper name and Given name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given_name/proper_name
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