The first element of a full name in cultures that place the given name first.

One's family name; surname.

(chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US and UK) A first name, a name chosen for a child, usually by the child's parents; a forename.

A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

(taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

The feast day of the saint after whom one is named. / (finance) Synonym of ticket day

A name used to identify a commercial product or service; may or may not be registered as a trademark. / The name under which a business or firm operates.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pet, name. / A nickname, especially a name used by those in love with one another.

(taxonomy) The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name.

plural of generic name