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Given name — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Given name — Given Giv en, p. p. & a. from {Give}, v. [1913 Webster] 1. (Math. & Logic) Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise. [1913 Webster] 2. Disposed; inclined; used with an adv.; as, virtuously given … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Given name — A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name… … Wikipedia
given name — noun Date: 1717 a name that precedes one s surname; especially first name … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinese given name — Chinese given names (Chinese: 名字; pinyin: míngzì) are generally made up of one or two characters, and are written after the family name, therefore John Paul Smith as a Chinese name would be read Smith John Paul . Chinese names can consist of any… … Wikipedia
Maria (given name) — This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Maria (disambiguation). Maria Gender Female Origin Word/Name Hebrew via Latin and Greek Meaning wished for child , bitter , rebellious … Wikipedia
Manchu given name — Manchu given names were used solely or with titles but not with clan names. For example, Fiyanggū, who was from the Donggo clan, belonged to the Manchu Plain White Banner and distinguished himself in the campaigns against the Dzungars, was… … Wikipedia
Sarah (given name) — Sarah Gender Female Origin Word/Name Hebrew [1] Meaning Princess , Woman of high rank .[1] … Wikipedia
Nathan (given name) — Nathan Nathan the Prophet advising king David Pronunciation NAY thǝn Gender Male Origin … Wikipedia
Aaron (given name) — Infobox Given Name name = Aaron gender = Masculine region = English, Biblical origin = Exodus 4:14 footnotes = one of light Aaron (originally Aharon) is a Hebrew masculine given name originating with Aaron of the Old Testament. There are variant… … Wikipedia
Mark (given name) — Mark Statue of Marte (Mars). The name Mark means consecrated to the god Mars.[citation needed] … Wikipedia
