given name

Also known as first name, forename

name typically used to differentiate people from the same family, clan, or other social group who have a common last name

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A given name is the personal name that distinguishes you from other members of your family or group who share the same last name. It matters because it allows people to identify and address you individually rather than just as part of a larger family unit.

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Commons category: Given names
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First/given/forename, middle, and last/family/surname with Edgar Allan Poe as example. This shows a structure typical for Anglophonic cultures (and some others). Other cultures use other structures for full names. The sarcophagus at Riddarholm Church in Sweden of Queen Desideria, an official name given to Désirée Clary not at birth but when she was elected Crown Princess of Sweden in 1810.

A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name that identifies a person, possibly with one or more middle names as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term given name refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A Christian name is the first name given at baptism.