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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The family asked to be identified only by their first names out of concern for their safety.
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In 22 of those 23 years, The Kansas City Star couldn’t figure out how to spell his first name, publishing all of four paragraphs on his case in two separate instances.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The suspect was identified by police as Robert Dorgan, who Goncalves said also went by the first name Roberta and by the last name Esposito.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Coworkers said Dorgan often used the first name Roberta at work.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In 22 of those 23 years, The Kansas City Star couldn’t figure out how to spell his first name, publishing all of four paragraphs on his case in two separate instances.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
The suspect was identified by police as Robert Dorgan, who Goncalves said also went by the first name Roberta and by the last name Esposito.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
Coworkers said Dorgan often used the first name Roberta at work.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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