Japan: Use family names first, followed by given names, but be aware that some may introduce themselves to Westerners with their given name first.
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Given name
/ˈɡɪvən ˌneɪm/
Synonyms for "given name" (1250 found)
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Closest matches (250)
Noun(245 words)
aaliyahaaronabbasabdulabeabelabelardabigailabnerabrahamadamaditiadityaadolfadolfoadolphadrianadrianaadrienneaelfric
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agathaagrippinaahabahmadaidaaileenaimeeakbarakihitoakivaakkoalanalaricaldenaldoalecalexandraalexeialexisalfonsoalfredalfredaalfredoalialicealiciaalishaalissaalistairallanallegraallenallisonalonsoalonzoalphonsealphonsoaltairaltheaalvaalvaroalvinamadeusamaliaameeramenhotepamiramonamosamyananiasanatoleandreaangelaangelicaangeliqueangelitaangeloanitaannannabelannabelleannieannmarieanselmanselmoanthonyantoineantoinetteantonantoniaantoninusaraceliarchiearethusaarianaaristidesariusarnoarnoldarnulfoaronarthurartieashleeashleyashtonashurassadatticusattilaaubreyaudreyaugustaaugustineaureliaaurelioaureliusavaayahbaedabaldwinbalthazarbaptistebarackbarbrabarclaybarnabasbarnabybarrybartholomewbaruchbaudouinbeatricebeatrizbelindabellamybenitabenitobennettbentonberenicebernadettebernadinebernardberniceberthabertrambethanybettebettybeverlybhadrapadabiancabilliebilliesblaineblairblythebogabonnieborisbradleybrandonbrendabrendanbrennanbrianbrianabriannabricebrighambritneybrittbronsonbrucebrunhildebrunnhildebrycebuffybyroncaitlincalliecalvincameliacameroncamillacamillecandacecandicecareycarinacarissacarlacarlenecarlocarloscarmelacarmellacarmelocarmencarolinecarolyncarsoncaseycasparcaspercassiopeiacatalinacatocecilceciliacedriccelesteceliacelinachadchaitanyachandracharlenecharlescharleycharliecharlottecharmainechaunceychelseacheriecherylchloechlorischristachristiechucksclairclancyclaraclareclarenceclariceclarissaclarkclaudeclaudiaclaudio
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (375)
Noun(364 words)
clausclaytonclemenscleopatraclivecodycolbycolecolettecolleencolleensconanconcettaconnieconradconstanceconstantinecordeliacoreycorina
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corinecorinnecorneliacorneliuscorrinecourtneycraigcrispincynthiacyranodallasdaltondamiandamiendanieldanielledaphnedarindariodarladarlenedarnelldarrendarrowdaryldaviddawsondeanadeandredeanndeannadeannedeborahdebradecemberdeenadeidredeirdredelbertdelilahdelmardeloresdelorisdemetriusdenisdenisedennisdeonderekdesdemonadesmonddevidevindewaynedeweydianadianediannadiannediegodietrichdinadinahdiondixiedoloresdomingodominicdominiquedonalddonnadonniedonovandoreendorotheadorothydotsondouglassduaneduffyduncandurrelldustindwaynedwighteadwigearlearleneebeneezeredgaredithedmondedmundednaedwinedwinaeffieefreneileenelaineelanoreleanorelenaelielijaheliotelisaelishaellenellielliotelliselmereloiseeloyelroyeltonelvaelviaelviraelwoodemileemiliaemilioemilyemmaemmettemoryenidenochenricoephraimeponaeratoericericherinermaernaernesternestineernestoernieernsterrolervinerwinesauesmeraldaessieestelleestherethanethelettaeugeneeugeniaeugenieeuniceevanevangelinaevangelineevelyneveretteveretteezekielezrafabianfabianafahdfanniefannyfatimafaustinofaustusfayefelixferdinandfergusfernandoferrisfidelfinneganfionafirst namefloydflynnforenameforenamesfrancesfrancinefrancisfrancoisefranklinfrannyfranzfraserfredafreddyfredericfrederickfredricfredrickfreidagabriellegaiusgarethgarygaurigavingaylegenarogenevievegeorgegeorgiageraintgeraldgeraldinegerardgerrygertrudegilgilbertogildagilesgilliangilliganginaginnygisellegitagladysglennglennagoldagomezgonzalogordongraciegregorygretaguenevereguidogunthergusgustavogwengwendolinegwendolyngwynnhadrianhagarhaleyhannahannahhannibalhanshanselhardinharlanharoldharrietharryharveyhattiehaydenhectorsheidihelenhelenahelgahenryheraherbertherculiushermanherschelhettiehilariohilaryhildahillaryhillelhiramhirobumiholdenhollandholliehoratiohorsthoseahowardhuberthueyhughhugohumbertohumphreyhypatiahéloiseiagoianidaignacioignatiusigorileneimeldaimogeneindianaindrainesingridireneirmaisaacisaiahiseultishmaelivanjacquelinejacquelynjafarjaffarjamaaljamaljamarjameljamiejanajanejanelljanellejanisjanuaryjarrodjarvisjasonjasperjaynejeaniejeaninejeanniejeffrey
Adjective(11 words)
clementfelicefield labelfirst namefirst name fieldfirst-nameforenameforename-basedgiven name fieldgordianinformal address
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Noun(622 words)
jehoshaphatjephthahjeraldjeremyjerijermainejeromejerryjessejessicajilljillianjoanjoannajoaquinjocastajodijodiejodyjoel
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johannjolenejonjonahjonasjonathonjonijosefjosefajosefinajosephinejoshuajosiejoycejuanajubaljudahjudejudithjulesjulianjulianajuliannejulietjuliettejuliusjunjunejustinjustinekalkikanekarenkarikarinkarinakarlkarolkartikeyakatelynkeatonkeishakeithkellikelliekellykelseykelvinkendrakennethkentonkermitkerrikerrykevenkhalidkhalifkhalifahkhankiethkileykimkimberleykimberlykirbykirstenkonradkrishnakristenkristikristinekulunkylekylielakeishalakishalakshmilandonlaneylaralarslatashalauralaurilaurielavernelawandalawrencelawtonlaylalazarlazaroledaleeleiflelialemuellennylenoralenoreleonardleonelleonidleonidasleopoldleroylesleylesterlevililianalillianlinalindalindsaylindseylindylinuslionellisaliviallewellynlohengrinloislolalonnieloralorenelorenzolornalouellalouisalucianolucilelucillelucretialucyludwigluellalughluigiluislukelydialymanlyndonlynettelynnlyralysandermabelmackenziemacymadeleinemadelinemadelynmadisonmahamahaviramahdimakariosmalachimalcolmmalikmallorymamiemanassehmanfredmanuelamaratmarcelinomarcellamarcelomarciamarcomarcusmarcymargerymargomargueritemarianmaribelmaricelamariettamarilynmarinamariomarionmarismarisamarisolmaritzamariusmarlenemarlonmarshamarthamarvamarvinmarymaryannmaryannemaryellenmaryloumathewmathismatildamatthewmattiemaudmaudemaureenmauricemauriciomauromaxmaximilianmaynardmayramelaniemelchiormelisandemelvamelvillemelvinmercedesmeredithmerrillmerrittmicahmichaelmichelmichelangelomichellemikesmilanmildredmilliemilomiltiadesmindyminniemiramirandamithramitzimodestomohamedmohammedmonicamoniquemontezmontymorganmorrismortimermunjeetmurielmutsuhitomyramyrnanadianadinenahumnancynaominassernatalianatalienathanielnealnefertitinehemiahneilneldanellnevanicodemusnicolanicolenigelnikkininaninonnitanoahnolannomianoranorbertnorrisnorwegian endreobadiahoctaviaoctaviooengusofeliaolafolgaolinoliveroliviaomaropheliaorlandoorvilleosbertoscarosmanosvaldooswaldothootisottoowenozziepablopaigepampamelaparvatipasqualepatriciapatrickpattipaulpaulapaulinepavanpenelopepennpercivalpercypersonal namepeterphilipphoebephyllispierrepollypolycarpporfirioportiapriscillaptolemyquentinquincyquinnquintonrachaelrachelralphramakrishnaramiroramonramonaramsesrandallraoulraymondrebareesereginaldrehireinaldoreinhardtrenarenereneerevareynarhiannonrhodarhondaricardorichardrigobertorileyringoritarobertrobertorobinroccoroderickrodneyrodrigorogeliorogerrolandrollandromeorosalierosalindrosalindarosemarierosendorosierowenaroxieroyrudolphrudyardrufusrupertrussellryansabinasabrinasaddamsadiesalemsalimsalliesallysampsonsamuelsanasandrasantiagosarahsargonsashasaulscipiosebastianselenaselimselmasemiramisserenasergeisergiosethshaneshannasharisharifsharlenesharonshaunashawnshawwalsheilashelbysheldonsheliashereesherisheridansherlocksherylshirleysiddharthasidneysigmundsigurdsilassilviasimonsivanskyesofiasolomonsonjasonnysophiasothisspencerstacystanleystephenstevestevensteviestewartstuartsuleimansultanasuryasusannasusiesuzannesydneysylvestersylviasylvietabithatamaratamekatammitammytancredtandytanguytaniataratelemachusterenceterrellterrenceterrythaddeusthaisthanhtheathelmatheodoratheodoretheresatheronthurmanthutmosetiffanytimontinatitustobeytobittoddtracietracytrenttrevortristantroytrudytrumantwilatylertyroneuriahurielursulauzivalentinvalentinovalerievalivaléryvanessavaughnvelmavernonvickyvictorvidalvilmavincevincentvirgievishnuvitovivianvladvladimirvondawaldemarwaldowaltwalterwaynewednesdaywendellwendiwendywesleywhitneywilbertwilburwildawilfredwilfredowillawillardwilliamwilmawilsonwinfredwinifredwinniewinstonwolfgangwoodrowwynfrithxavierxenophonxiaopingyataroyeseniayokoyolandayuriyvesyvetteyvonnezachariahzanezedongzekezelmazephaniahzola
Interjection(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
name fieldpersonal address
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12 entriesAnglicized given name fieldcommon given namefirst namefirst-name fieldforeign given name fieldforenamefriendly addressgiven-name labellocal given name fieldpolite addressrare given nameunisex given name
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11 entriesanglicized given namecommon given namefirst nameforeign given nameforename usagegiven name fieldgiven name formgiven-name fieldgiven-name formgiven-name labellocal given name
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3 entriesgiven namesmore given-namemost given-name
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This may explain why some Chinese Americans write their Chinese name backwards. For example, the Chinese characters to Ching Tien Chay′s name show that his given name is really Tien Ching.
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In one experiment, the researchers had people rate the characteristics of people with various given names or nicknames.[…]A person with a nickname like Liz, for example, would probably be rated as friendlier and more popular than a person with the given name Elizabeth, but Elizabeth would probably be rated more intelligent and trustworthy.
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Professor: Lady Bird, is that your given name? Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson: Yeah. Professor: Why is it in quotes? Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson: I gave it to myself, it’s given to me by me.
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