forename n 1: the name that precedes the surname [syn: {first name}, {given name}, {forename}]
Forename \Fore"name`\, n. A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. --Selden. [1913 Webster]
Forename \Fore"name`\, v. t. To name or mention before. --Shak. [1913 Webster]