1. (n.) A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name.

2. (v. t.) To name or mention before.

Christian name Establishment VIP acclaim advert to advertise alias allude to announce appellation appellative appoint assign baptismal name baptize baron be taken as big big cheese big gun big man big name big shot big-league big-name big-time bigwig bigwigged binomen binomial name brass brass hat byname byword call call to mind celebrity character choose christen cite cite a particular cognomen consequential considerable constellation cryptonym cynosure declare define delegate demonstrate denominate denomination denote designate designation determine dignitary dignity distinction document double-barreled dub earthshaking eclat elder elect emblematize eminence empty title entitle epithet eponym esteem euonym example exemplify fame famousness father favor figure finger fix folk hero forename galaxy give a for-instance glory grand great great man handle heavyweight hero heroine high regard high-powered honor honorific hyponym identify idol illustrate immortal important important person incognito indicate instance interests itemize kudos label lion lords of creation luminaries luminary magnate major make man of mark mark master spirit material mention mogul momentous moniker nabob name for office namesake nickname nom de guerre nomen nomen nudum nominate notability notable notoriety notoriousness ordain ordinate panjandrum particularize person of note person of renown personage personality pet name pick out pillar of society pin down pinpoint pleiad point at point out point to pop hero popular hero popular idol popularity power power elite prestige prominence proper name proper noun propose public figure publicity publish put up quote rank rating reclame recognition recognize refer to renown report reputation repute respect rubric ruling circle run run for office sachem scientific name secret name select self-important set significant signify sobriquet social lion somebody something specialize specify stand for standing star state stigmatize stipulate style submit substantial superior superiority superstar symbol symbolize tab tag tap tautonym term the bubble reputation the great the top ticket title top brass top people trinomen trinomial name tycoon typify very important person vogue world-shaking worthy