given names
What parents choose
Given names are personal names bestowed at birth or baptism, as distinct from surnames or family names.
In Western naming conventions, given names come first: Her given name is Sarah, but everyone calls her Sally.
The term is more formal than "first name" and appears in official contexts like legal documents and immigration forms.
Islam's founding prophet
- EmmaName suggesting wholeness
- AlexanderMasculine Greek-origin name
- SantiagoChile's largest city
- FatimaCommon Arabic female name
Sophia · Giuseppe · Isabella · Aaliyah · Chloe · Liam · Olivia · Ivan
Official record of arrival
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ID cardDocument verifying identity
- self-identityOne's sense of oneself
- personaAssumed public identity
individuality · personal · distinctiveness · uniqueness · deadname · identity document · signature · moniker
Of the initiation rite
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- eponymousNamed for a person
honorific · naming ceremony · godparent · christening · ancestral · dynastic · clan · tribal
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
descent · bloodline · clan · tribe · origin · forebears · dynasty · inheritance
Of Euro-American civilization
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- BiblicalOf sacred scripture
- SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
Arabic · Celtic · Slavic · Nordic · Latin · Greek · Hebrew · Gaelic
Word origin study
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- sociolinguisticsStudy of language variation
- cognomenFamily name or nickname
lexicon · philology · semantics · derivation · root · suffix · prefix
Mohammed
Islam's founding prophet
Fatima · Sophia · Giuseppe · Isabella · Aaliyah · Chloe · Liam · Olivia · Ivan · Diego
birth certificate
Official record of arrival
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- ID cardDocument verifying identity
- self-identityOne's sense of oneself
persona · individuality · personal · distinctiveness · uniqueness · deadname · identity document · signature · moniker · alias
baptismal
Of the initiation rite
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
eponymous · honorific · naming ceremony · godparent · christening · ancestral · dynastic · clan · tribal · bestowed
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
roots · descent · bloodline · clan · tribe · origin · forebears · dynasty · inheritance · legacy
Western
Of Euro-American civilization
- AfricanOf that southern continent
- IndigenousOriginal inhabitants of land
- BiblicalOf sacred scripture
Sanskrit · Arabic · Celtic · Slavic · Nordic · Latin · Greek · Hebrew · Gaelic · Japanese
etymology
Word origin study
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- sociolinguisticsStudy of language variation
cognomen · lexicon · philology · semantics · derivation · root · suffix · prefix
- namesfirst names, names, surnames, last names, nicknames
- namingpersonal names, nomenclature, nicknames, naming conventions, aliases
- linguisticslinguistics, phoneme, phonemes, morpheme, morphemes
- Slavic NamesVladimir, Natasha, Boris, Sasha, Igor
given namessurnames
Hereditary family identifiers
family names · last names · patronymics · clan names · titles
given namesnicknames
Informal substitute names
pet names · diminutives · aliases · pseudonyms · stage names
given namesnumbers
Counting and calculation symbols
designations · serial numbers · codes · Jane Doe · John Doe
give, name, gifted, given, giving, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, gave