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given name

[ giv-uhn neym ]

noun

  1. the name given to a person, as distinguished from an inherited family name; first name; Christian name: Compare birth name ( def ).

    His given name is John.

given name

noun

  1. another term for first name
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of given name1

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30
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