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- noun Plural form of
forename .
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Examples
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The word "Xerox" appeared briefly amid his long list of aristocratic forenames in his Wikipedia entry.
Plagiarism Row Plagues German Official Patrick McGroarty 2011
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Public Profiler will also list top regions (for my name, Vermont first, then New York) and most common forenames (for my name, Lucia, then Paola, then James).
Map Your Name’s Frequency Across the Globe | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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Jürgen Udolph, a University of Leipzig professor and head of the information center there that provides certificates of approval for names that have not yet made the official list, said that “the state has a responsibility to protect people from idiotic forenames.”
Can we get some hot water please? C N Heidelberg 2009
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Jürgen Udolph, a University of Leipzig professor and head of the information center there that provides certificates of approval for names that have not yet made the official list, said that “the state has a responsibility to protect people from idiotic forenames.”
Archive 2009-05-01 C N Heidelberg 2009
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The usual genealogical websites weren't helping as there seemed to be no marriage between anyone called Edwin Thorne and a woman with the forenames Isabel Mary.
Isabel Thorne Steve 2009
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Anyone involved in child protection, be they medic, nurse, police officer or social services, will be well aware that certain forenames seem to come up more than others.
A Rosie By Any Other Name... juliette 2009
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Public Profiler will also list top regions (for my name, Vermont first, then New York) and most common forenames (for my name, Lucia, then Paola, then James).
Map Your Name’s Frequency Across the Globe | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said that it was possible that new mothers and fathers had lost the ability to spell forenames.
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John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said that it was possible that new mothers and fathers had lost the ability to spell forenames.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Maybe we should give them forenames like they do with hurricanes.
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