Definition of First name

1. Noun. The name that precedes the surname.

Exact synonyms: Forename, Given Name
Generic synonyms: Name
Specialized synonyms: Baptismal Name, Christian Name, Praenomen

Definition of First name

1. Noun. The first element of a full name. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of First Name

first lieutenant
first light
first line manager
first loser
first love
first mate
first mates
first meiotic division
first milk
first minister
first molar
first moment
first mortgage
first mover
first movers
first name
first names
first normal form
first of all
first off
first offender
first officer
first order of the day
first order stream
first order streams
first orders of the day
first past the post
first period
first person

Literary usage of First name

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library Journal by Charles Ammi Cutter, American Library Association, Library Association (1885)
"Bishops, Deans, etc., to be always under their family names. 8.—Foreign compound names to be arranged under the first name, ..."

2. The Games & Diversions of Argyleshire by Robert Craig Maclagan (1901)
"Donald is his first name, first name, His first name, his first name, Donald is his first name, first name, And round about Mary ..."

3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1883)
"Then she guesses Goldsmith, ! and asks, "Was it his first name?" "Yes." — "Oliver?" " Yes. ... Have-you taken his first name ?" "No."—"The last?" "Yes. ..."

4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"first name. The first or Christian name of a party is an essential part of his name. Gottlieb v. Alton Grain Co., 84 N. Ï. Supp. 413, 417, 87 App. Div. 380. ..."

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