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Definition of Forename
1. Noun. The name that precedes the surname.
Generic synonyms: Name
Specialized synonyms: Baptismal Name, Christian Name, Praenomen
Definition of Forename
1. n. A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name.
2. v. t. To name or mention before.
Definition of Forename
1. Noun. A name that precedes the surname. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forename
1. a first name [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forename
Literary usage of Forename
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalog Rules: Author and Title Entries by James Christian Meinich Hanson, American Library Association, Library Association (1908)
"ENTRY UNDER forename, TITLE, ETC. 31 Popes, sovereigns, etc. Enter under forenames
sovereigns, ruling princes, popes, saints, and other persons* known by ..."
2. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of by Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker, Lewis Publishing Company, Lewis publishing company, Chicago (1908)
"... all by the first wife. were: James, Zachariah, Noah, Daniel, Job, Elizabeth,
and Sarah. forename was Frances. His children were: James, a son unknown, ..."
3. Cataloging for Small Libraries by Theresa Hitchler (1915)
"I should not advise the use of full names in small libraries for authors with
more than one forename, except in the case of pseudonyms, which should always ..."
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