🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nome próprio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nome proprio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Forename/ˈfɔːr.neɪm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Qual é o seu nome próprio ?"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person's first name or given name, appearing before their family name.

    "Please write your surname followed by your forename on the application form."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, combining the prefix 'fore-' (meaning 'before') and 'name'. It entered usage in the late medieval period to distinguish the personal name placed before the surname.

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