Format/Length:	max an35
NWDS ID:	PNMA
NWDS Field Name:	Forename (1)
ESR Field Name:	First Name
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PERSON GIVEN NAME (FIRST) is the same as attribute PERSON NAME WORD TEXT where the PERSON NAME WORD TYPE is classification 'Person Given Name'.

PERSON GIVEN NAME (FIRST) is the first PERSON GIVEN NAME of a PERSON.

For the National Workforce Data Set, PERSON GIVEN NAME (FIRST) is the name that the EMPLOYEE uses for formal communications. It is used to derive the first initial.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PERSON GIVEN NAMES (FIRST)