Single Word Requests – Word for First Name and Middle Name/s, But Not Last Name

single-word-requests

Is there a single word to denote both first name and middle name/s, but not the last name?

That is, when we speak about J.R.R. Tolkien, we may say that Tolkien is a surname, and John Ronald Reuel is [the requested word]

(John is a first name; Ronald and Reuel are middle names).

Best Answer

given names

the name that is chosen for you at birth and is not your family name:

  • Ex. Her family name is Smith and her given names are Mary Elizabeth.

Cambridge

Merriam Webster and Wikipedia tend to agree.

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