Definition of given name Given name
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What does given name mean?
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given name
Name that is given to a person after birth and usually precedes the family name.
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A given name is a name which is used for a single person, to separate it from a group of people, especially if these all have the same family name. A given name is a name "given" to a person, while a family name is inherited.
Example: A man named "John Smith" and his daughter named "Mary Smith". Then "Smith" is the family name, while "John" and "Mary" are given names.
In most Western countries the given name is often called the "first name" because it comes first (before the family name). However, in many Eastern countries such as Japan and China it comes after the family name, and occasionally also in Europe, e.g. in Hungarian. Christians often call their first name their "Christian name".
