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

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

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. — 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

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