Phrase guide

given name

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɡɪvən ˌneɪm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The personal name chosen for a child, usually by their parents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A name bestowed by oneself or another, as opposed to the name given by one's parents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the name that precedes the surname

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: first name, forename

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

Narrower terms: Christian name, baptismal name, praenomen

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: voornaam — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Arabic: اِسْم (ism) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Armenian: անուն (anun) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Asturian: nome propiu — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Asturian: nome de pila — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Atayal: lalu — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Bashkir: исем (isem) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Belarusian: і́мя (ímja) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Breton: kentanv — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Breton: anv-badez — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Bulgarian: со́бствено и́ме (sóbstveno íme) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Bulgarian: и́ме (íme) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Catalan: nom — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Chinese Mandarin: 名 (míng) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Chinese Mandarin: 名字 (míngzi) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ismu — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Czech: jméno — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Czech: křestní jméno — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Danish: fornavn — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Dutch: voornaam — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Dutch: roepnaam — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Esperanto: nomo — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Esperanto: persona nomo — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Estonian: eesnimi — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Faroese: fornavn — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Finnish: etunimi — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • French: prénom — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • French: petit nom — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • French: nom de baptême — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Galician: nome — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Georgian: სახელი (saxeli) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • German: Vorname — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Greek: μικρό όνομα (mikró ónoma) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Greek: μικρό (mikró) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Hebrew: שֵׁם פְּרָטִי (shem pratí) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Hungarian: utónév — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Hungarian: keresztnév — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Ido: prenomo — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Indonesian: nama depan — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Interlingua: prenomine — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Interlingua: prime nomine — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Italian: nome — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Italian: nome di battesimo — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Italian: nome proprio — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Japanese: 名前 (namae) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Khmer: ឈ្មោះ (chmʊəh) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Korean: 이름 (ireum) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Kyrgyz: ысым (ısım) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Kyrgyz: ат (at) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Latin: praenōmen — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Lithuanian: vardas — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Macedonian: лично име (lično ime) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Macedonian: и́ме (íme) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Malay: nama pertama — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Manx: ennym bashtee — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Māori: ingoa karanga — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Māori: ingoa kārangaranga — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Norwegian: fornavn — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Occitan: pitit nom — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Persian: نام (nâm) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Polish: imię — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Portuguese: prenome — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Portuguese: nome — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Portuguese: primeiro nome — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Portuguese: nome próprio — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Portuguese: nome de batismo — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Romanian: prenume — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Romanian: nume de botez — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Russian: и́мя (ímja) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Scottish Gaelic: ainm-baistidh — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Sinhalese: මුල් නම (mul nama) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Slovak: meno — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Slovak: krstné meno — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Slovene: ime — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Southern Altai: ат (at) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Spanish: nombre propio — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Spanish: nombre de pila — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Spanish: gracia — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Swahili: jina la kwanza — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Swedish: förnamn — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Swedish: tilltalsnamn — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Tagalog: pangalan — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Turkish: isim — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Turkish: ad — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Turkish: küçük ad — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Turkish: ön ad — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Ukrainian: ім'я́ (imʺjá) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Uyghur: ئىسىم (isim) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Uyghur: ئات (at) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Uyghur: نام (nam) — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Vietnamese: tên — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Vietnamese: tên gọi — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Vietnamese: tên thánh — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Vietnamese: tên chính — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Vietnamese: tên riêng — name chosen for a child by its parents
  • Volapük: pösodanem — name chosen for a child by its parents