forename
noun/ˈfɔːneɪm/UK/ˈfɔɹneɪm/US
Etymology
Definitions
A name that precedes the surname.
To assign (someone) a first name.
- He forenamed him Ishmael, and assigns as a reason, his own attention to her present distress.
- It may be noted that Le Verrier subsequently suggested another ad hoc hypothesis , namely , that the irregularities in the orbit of Mercury were due to an interior planet, which he forenamed Vulcan.
Synonym of prenominate.
- This forenaming of Cyrus is, indeed, extraordinary, and calculated to excite attention.
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To appoint in advance.
- CAP provides for the forenaming of approved mortgagees in small communities […]
- A committee was forenamed consisting of Messrs: G W Naylor, W Lister, Jno McDonald, Geo Barraclough, M Worsley, Jos Blacker, R H Morley and Heap with Mr Wood as secretary.
The neighborhood
- antonymaftername
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No curated loop yet for forename. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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