first name

noun

: the name that stands first in one's full name

Synonyms of first name

• Christian name
• given name
• nickname
• prename

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

Recent Examples on the Web

When anyone mentions golf in Oregon, Bandon Dunes is usually the first name that drops. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 29 June 2026

Court papers say Doyle used a different first name while dealing with Matthiesen and continued to invent excuses after the painting had been sold, even falsely claiming the buyer had failed to pay him despite already receiving the money. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

The likely starter at quarterback at the beginning of the season is junior Daniel Kakooza, but by season’s end, beware of freshman Exavier Johnson, whose father with the same first name was a standout quarterback at Birmingham and Taft. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe