The Christian name, or name that is given to a person, to distinguish it from the surname, which is not given but inherited.
·- ·p.p. & ·adj from Give, v. II. Given ·p.p. of <<Give>>. III. Given ·adv Stated; fixed; as, in a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Those of a certain name; a race; a family. II. Name ·noun A person, an <<Individual>>. III. ...
The name of a merchant ship, as well as the port to which she belongs, must be painted in a conspicu...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun A <<Nickname>>. ...
·noun A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname, or used instead of it. ...
·add. ·- An invented or arbitrary adopted name given by a manufacturer or merchant to an article to ...
·add. ·adj Having or bearing two names; as, two-name paper, that is, negotiable paper on which at le...
This should be avoided by a ship, for once acquired for inefficiency or privateer habits, it require...
The arch-board, or part whereon the ship's name and port are painted. ...
The Anglo-Saxon nom-bóc, a mustering list. ...
An assumed one. During the war, when pressed men caught at every opportunity to desert, they adopted...
The greatest velocity it can acquire by falling freely through the air; the limit being arrived at w...