mathias_r
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- Jul 3, 2012
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I've searched my dictionary for alternative terms of "forename" and have found: first name, given name, Christian name. I wonder why I haven't come across the word "prename" which I have heard of before.
A Google search (limited on English websites) indicates that "prename" is rare:
"first name": 609,000,000 hits
"given name": 81,000,000
"forename": 76,000,000
"Christian name": 2,110,000
"prename": 155,000
Has "prename" become old-fashioned? Or is its usage just a question of personal taste whereas obviously many speakers don't like this word very much? Or is "prename" only regionally used?
What do you think?
A Google search (limited on English websites) indicates that "prename" is rare:
"first name": 609,000,000 hits
"given name": 81,000,000
"forename": 76,000,000
"Christian name": 2,110,000
"prename": 155,000
Has "prename" become old-fashioned? Or is its usage just a question of personal taste whereas obviously many speakers don't like this word very much? Or is "prename" only regionally used?
What do you think?