as in Christian name
a name that is placed before one's family name
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Recent Examples of first name
According to media reports, Komarov — his first name spelled Igor — was the son of a wealthy Ukrainian businessman and was badly tortured by his kidnappers, who sought millions of dollars in ransom from his family.
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Kayla, who asked to be referred to by her first name only for privacy reasons, had been relentlessly consuming information about Epstein.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
On the first go-around, both the district and circuit courts sided with the school, finding that Kluge's refusal to honor the policy and use students' first names caused harm.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 3 Mar. 2026
Khamenei married before the revolution, to a woman whose photograph and even first name were never made public.
—Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Kayla, who asked to be referred to by her first name only for privacy reasons, had been relentlessly consuming information about Epstein.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
On the first go-around, both the district and circuit courts sided with the school, finding that Kluge's refusal to honor the policy and use students' first names caused harm.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 3 Mar. 2026
Khamenei married before the revolution, to a woman whose photograph and even first name were never made public.
—Karl Vick, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first name
Noun
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White and Lil Baby, whose given name is Dominique Jones, got into an argument, The San Francisco Standard said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The musician, whose given name is LaRussell Dwayne Thomas, has quickly gone from releasing his music independently to being signed to one of the biggest labels in the world.—
Georgia Dawkins,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s a particular collection that has several nicknames, like the winter hexagon, winter circle, winter oval and more.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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According to Enquirer archives, it was opened in 1926 by Donald and Genevieve Karcher (Donald's nickname was Zip, according to Burke).—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20name. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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