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Pronunciation:  'fowr`neym

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the name that precedes the surname
 
 Synonyms: first name, given name
 
 See Also: baptismal name, Christian name, name, praenomen

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Fore"name`\, n.
    A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first
    name. --Selden.
    
    
  2. \Fore"name`\, v. t.
    To name or mention before. --Shak.
    
    
 

 

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