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forename

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fore·name  (fôrnm, fr-)
n.
A name before one's surname; a first name.

forename [ˈfɔːˌneɪm]
n
a first or Christian name
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.forename - the name that precedes the surname
name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
baptismal name, Christian name - the first name given to Christians at birth or christening
praenomen - the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
Translations
forename [ˈfɔːneɪm] Nnombre m, nombre m de pila
forename [ˈfɔːrneɪm] nprénom m
forename
nVorname m
forename [ˈfɔːˌneɪm] nnome m di battesimo
forename [ˈfɔːˌneɪm] nnome m di battesimo


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For not only did he accept excessive honors, such as an uninterrupted consulship, the dictatorship for life, and the censorship of public morals, as well as the forename Imperator, the surname of Father of his Country, a statue among those of the kings, and a raised couch in the orchestra; but he also allowed honors to be bestowed on him which were too great for a mortal man .
But he needs an Acheampong, Kojali, Abegonde or Okoti, not a Christianized forename of ubiquitous Catholicism.
The latter is analogous to the order of constituents in a telephone directory entry--Surname, Forename, Designation (Dr.
 
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