Definitions
A personal name that comes before the family name.
Word origin
From fore- + name.
Used in a sentence
“He forenamed him Ishmael, and assigns as a reason, his own attention to her present distress.”
“It may be noted that Le Verrier subsequently suggested another ad hoc hypothesis , namely , that the irregularities in the orbit of Mercury were due to an interior planet, which he forenamed Vulcan.”
“The child was named Pujari Venkata Guru Siva Prasad. the boy was forenamed Pujari to serve as a reminder to the people that he will look after the temple of Gurappa Swami and perform Devara.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Given appellation”8 letters
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