forename
forename
Definition
fore·name (fôr′nām′)
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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