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Definition of First name
1. Noun. The name that precedes the surname.
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
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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