In plain English
This is the personal part of someone's name, not the shared family name. It is usually the name assigned at birth and it comes before the family name.
In context
Here, "given name" requests the person's personal name used before the family name in the applicant details.
- Situation
- Navigating benefits and public-service applications, evidence requests, and decision status
- What it communicates
- labels a personal-name entry field in the applicant details section.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not establish whether the person still uses that same personal name now.
Examples
“Although the sisters share a family name, each has a different given name.”
“On the application, she entered Amina as her given name and Khan as her family name.”