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forename Definition

fore·name (fôrnām′)

noun

a given name; personal name; name before the surname

forename Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • give: Child's Forenames - the forenames given on the register.
  • use: Always use the forename by which the holder wishes to be known.
  • have: If the employe has two forenames do not enter both in the first ' Forename ' field.
  • enter: If you only enter a part surname ( or wildcard - see below ) you must enter a forename as well.
  • abbreviate: The abbreviated forename as in the official lists is shown.
  • adopt: A new love of Siegfried Sassoon's life was to be a 21-year-old officer William Park Atkin who adopted the forename Gabriel.

Converse of subject

  • follow: Personal names should be listed surname or family name first, followed by forename or given name or initial followed by a full stop.

Adjective modifier

  • second: The driver record number matched the details held by DVLA for the offender which included her second forename.
  • same: Therefore it was possible to have three generations living at one time with three of the same forenames, nick names were commonly used.
  • first: The rankings were based on the first forename recorded on the birth register.
  • Scottish: This is the most detailed book available on Scottish forenames, giving origins and meanings for hundreds of names.
  • separate: Or ' Marie ' must be entered as a separate second forename in the second forename field.

Modifies a noun

  • surname: Once this has been done, a birth certificate may be obtained which shows the new forename and/or surname.
  • field: Or ' Marie ' must be entered as a separate second forename in the second forename field.
  • and/or: Once this has been done, a birth certificate may be obtained which shows the new forename and/or surname.

Possessives

  • child: A child's forename or surname can be changed, names can be added or rearranged.
  • mother: Believe at this point that Elizabeth SESSIONS mother's forename was Marsha.
  • father: The coincidence of the fairly rare father's forename of Benjamin seems to indicate that these are the same families.
  • baby: The short birth certificate will only show the baby's forenames, surname, sex, date of birth and district of birth.

Preposition: of

  • bride: Simple search facility allows listing by surname and ( optionally ) forename of brides and grooms.

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