as in nickname
a name that is placed before one's family name
a long string of forenames was given to the latest addition to the royal family
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Few figures are as synonymous with Mexican football as Aguirre, now in his third stint coaching the national team after being in charge for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, but this co-exists with his El Vasco nickname.
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The law, passed in 2024, prohibits K-12 public schools from using any derogatory Native American term for athletic team mascots, names or nicknames.
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When anyone mentions golf in Oregon, Bandon Dunes is usually the first name that drops.
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Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns.
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“Forename.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forename. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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