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 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
Morgan Alex’s last name, Morgan, also works as a first name.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2026
Two days later, Natalie, a West Palm Beach woman who wanted to be identified only by her first name, called to request that paramedics be sent to the detention center for her fiance, Djo Paul, a 29-year-old immigrant from Haiti.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Every year Close is among the first names that come up from pundits trying to predict overdue stars who could receive this award.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
Morgan Alex’s last name, Morgan, also works as a first name.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 June 2026
Two days later, Natalie, a West Palm Beach woman who wanted to be identified only by her first name, called to request that paramedics be sent to the detention center for her fiance, Djo Paul, a 29-year-old immigrant from Haiti.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Every year Close is among the first names that come up from pundits trying to predict overdue stars who could receive this award.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 June 2026
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20name. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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