前ぜん名めいぜんめいじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounprevious name; former nameRefers to a name someone or something had before the current one. Often used in formal or legal contexts, such as a person's former surname or a company's old name.彼かれの前ぜん名めいは田た中なかだったが、結けっ婚こんして鈴すず木きになった。