as in Christian name
a name that is placed before one's family name
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Recent Examples of first name
Physical invitations have reportedly been mailed out to a ton of ladies, whose legal first name must be Janice on their birth certificates, passports or driver’s licenses.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The oldest Bezos child shares his first name with his father—Preston is the entrepreneur’s middle name.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong’s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
The oldest Bezos child shares his first name with his father—Preston is the entrepreneur’s middle name.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for first name
Recent Examples of Synonyms for first name
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Releasing via Reprise Records, the LP features the artwork of Strings’ mom, Debra Apostol (Strings’ given name is William Lee Apostol).
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Many have since been microchipped and given names.
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Few figures are as synonymous with Mexican football as Aguirre, now in his third stint coaching the national team after being in charge for the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, but this co-exists with his El Vasco nickname.
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The law, passed in 2024, prohibits K-12 public schools from using any derogatory Native American term for athletic team mascots, names or nicknames.
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20name. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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