given name

a noun that 1) a child is customarily given by the institution of its birth, which is usually the family of orientation; often the g. n. is that of a known relative or a more distant ancestor; it may be a part of a notable name or the form of a nickname; the g. n. is introduced in PS-RULE [PS5]; in some cases we use “given name” where the more specific reference would be given name piece or given name phrase; 2) a locality may have a person’s given name assigned by its discoverer or by a map maker; this g. n. is often a notable name and may be in the possessive case; the g. n. is introduced in PS-RULE LP6 as a realization of an adjective phrase; 3) in a date designation the g. n. refers to the monarch’s reign and is in PS-RULE DP3 where it may be followed by a numeric distinguisher