"personal name" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-personal-name.ogg [US] Forms: personal names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} personal name (plural personal names)
  1. A proper name identifying an individual person, especially the full name. Wikipedia link: personal name Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: full name Related terms: family name, first name, forename, given name, last name, middle name, surname, anthroponym Translations (personal name): Eigenname [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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