forename

English

Etymology

fore- +‎ name

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔːneɪm/, X-SAMPA: /"fO:neIm/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈfɔɹneɪm/, X-SAMPA: /"fOrneIm/

Noun

forename (plural forenames)

1. A name that precedes the surname.

Synonyms

• (a name that precedes surname): given name, Christian name, prename

Hyponyms

• (a name that precedes surname): first name, middle name, confirmation name

Related terms

terms related to forename

family name last name

surname

Translations

a name that precedes surname

• Armenian: անուն (hy) (anun)
• Bashkir: исем (isem)
• Catalan: prenom (ca) m, nom (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 名字 (cmn) (míngzi)

• Czech: křestní jméno (cs) n
• Dutch: voornaam (nl) m
• Finnish: etunimi (fi)
• French: prénom (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can

• German: Vorname (de) m
• Hungarian: utónév (hu)
• Luxembourgish: Virnumm (lb) m
• Macedonian: лично име (mk) (líčno íme) n
• Norwegian: fornavn (no) n
• Scottish Gaelic: ainm-baistidh (gd) m
• Spanish: nombre m, nombre propio m, nombre de pila m
• Swedish: förnamn (sv) n
• Volapük: pösodanem (vo)