first name

Noun

Meaning

the name that precedes the surname

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

first-name

Synonyms

forename given name birth name name nickname designation denomination appellation namesake denotation surname cognomen moniker praenomen sobriquet

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Antonyms

surname last name title handle designation tag

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Hypernyms

name

Hyponyms

violet Christian name praenomen baptismal name

Examples

A biography revealed her father, Joseph Jackson, was emotionally withdrawn, and told her to address him solely by his first name as a child. Source: Internet

According to an interview she gave to an Egyptian journalist, her first name was Yvonne, though she is referred to as Yvette in most published references. Source: Internet

Also commemorated at the University is photographer Eadweard Muybridge who was born at Kingston and changed the spelling of his first name in reference to the name of the Saxon king on the Coronation Stone. Source: Internet

After receiving no response, “Seth” sent another message “Hey (girl’s first name)” on June 18. Source: Internet

Alesi, born in France but of Italian descent, went by his real given name of Giovanni until teasing from classmates led him to adopting a more French first name. Source: Internet

Although surnames are static today, dynamic and changing patronym usage survives in middle names in Greece where the genitive of the father's first name is commonly the middle name. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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