as in Christian names
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 names
Still only 20 years of age, Huijsen has rapidly become one of the first names on the Real Madrid teamsheet.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When most people think of Washington wine, Walla Walla or Yakima are probably the first names that come to mind.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Edo also followed Prince William and Kate Middleton's lead with the sweet sign off for his latest social post by abbreviating the children's first names with their initials to send an online message.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Soccer is one of the first names on that list.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2017, the school district began requiring that teachers use transgender students’ first names and pronouns.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
When most people think of Washington wine, Walla Walla or Yakima are probably the first names that come to mind.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Edo also followed Prince William and Kate Middleton's lead with the sweet sign off for his latest social post by abbreviating the children's first names with their initials to send an online message.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Soccer is one of the first names on that list.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for first names
nicknames
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Armani’s mother Maria played a great role in his life and influenced his sense of fashion to the point that his two yachts bore her nicknames, Mariu and Maìn.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Laurel, Conrad, Belly, and Jeremiah all call each other by nicknames.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“First names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20names. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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