Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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In Sweden, first names must be cleared by the Tax Agency, which rejects those likely to cause offense, and name changes must retain at least one original name.
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Hailie Jade honored her father by lending Em’s first name, Marshall, to her baby boy’s middle name.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Correction The original version of this story misstated the first name of the founder of the Berggruen prize.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
This marks the first name change for the platform, while its competitors, including HBO Max and Paramount+, have undergone a couple rounds of switches (and some changing back).
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Hailie Jade honored her father by lending Em’s first name, Marshall, to her baby boy’s middle name.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Correction The original version of this story misstated the first name of the founder of the Berggruen prize.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
This marks the first name change for the platform, while its competitors, including HBO Max and Paramount+, have undergone a couple rounds of switches (and some changing back).
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first name
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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