forename

3 definitions found

forename - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forename \Fore"name`\, n.
     A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first
     name. --Selden.
     [1913 Webster]

  Forename \Fore"name`\, v. t.
     To name or mention before. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

forename - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  forename
      n 1: the name that precedes the surname [syn: first name,
           given name, forename]