first names

plural of first name

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of first names The Bachelor Nation star and his wife landed on the twins' first names after testing them out with River, who didn't hesitate to make the monikers part of her everyday vocabulary even before her little sisters were born. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The two, who are going by their first names to protect their privacy, didn’t even know the opportunity was coming their way. Zuri Primos july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 Among them are nurses Maddie and Rileigh, who requested to only go by their first names out of privacy concerns. Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 29 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 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 They were identified by their first names as Khamla, Mued, Ee, Ing and Laen. Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 His mother, Martha — who asked that CBS News use their first names only to protect their privacy — says the experience saved his life. Samantha Rappaport, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for first names
Noun
  • Many have since been microchipped and given names.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • The seven kittens were given names meant to honor where they were born.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The buck moon has other nicknames related to animals, plants and weather, including the feather moulting moon, salmon moon, raspberry moon and thunder moon.
    Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026

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“First names.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20names. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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