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Meaning of given name | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɡɪvən ˌneɪm

Definitions

  1. A personal name chosen for a child, usually by their parents.
  2. A name bestowed by oneself or another, as opposed to the name given by one's parents.
    humorous, uncommon

Equivalents

العربية اسم
Беларуская імя́
Български име
Bosanski ime meno Ten ат име
Català nom
Čeština jméno křestní jméno
Dansk fornavn
Deutsch Vorname
Ελληνικά μικρό μικρό όνομα
Esperanto nomo
Español antropónimo gracia nombre nombre de pila nombre propio
فارسی نام
Suomi etunimi
Français nom de baptême petit nom prénom
Gàidhlig ainm-baistidh
Galego nome
עברית שם פרטי
हिन्दी शुभ नाम
Hrvatski ime meno Ten ат име
Magyar keresztnév utónév
Հայերեն անուն
Italiano nome nome di battesimo nome proprio
日本語 下の名前 名前
ქართული სახელი
ខ្មែរ ឈ្មោះ
한국어 이름
Kurdî isim ten tên tên
Кыргызча ат
Latina praenomen Vitus
Lietuvių vardas
Македонски име
Nederlands roepnaam voornaam
Polski imię
Português nome nome de batismo nome próprio prenome primeiro nome
Română nume de botez prenume
Русский имя
Slovenčina krstné meno meno
Slovenščina ime
Српски ime meno Ten ат име
Svenska förnamn tilltalsnamn
Kiswahili jina la kwanza
Tagalog pangalan
Türkçe ad isim küçük ad ön ad
ئۇيغۇرچە ئات ئىسىم نام
Українська ім'я
Tiếng Việt tên tên chính tên gọi tên riêng tên thánh

Examples

“Japan: Use family names first, followed by given names, but be aware that some may introduce themselves to Westerners with their given name first.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

given time giveness Givenness givens Giver giver-upper

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