The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forename \Fore"name`\, n. A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. --Selden. [1913 Webster]The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Forename \Fore"name`\, v. t. To name or mention before. --Shak. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
forename n 1: the name that precedes the surname [syn: first name, given name, forename]