Polyglot Dictionary

Vorname

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vornamen

Meaning

  1. first name, given name

    • Mein Vorname ist Julia.

      My first name is Julia.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Vor before
  • Name name

Similar words

Rufname

Someone with several given names has one Rufname — the one actually used to address them day to day. Vorname is broader: it covers every given name on the birth certificate, called or not.

Practice

1 What does Vorname mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ___ ist Julia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorname?

See also

nouncompoundeveryday

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