first name

Example Sentences

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With him was 35-year-old Hani, a technically minded cousin who spearheaded the effort to understand how the abduction took place, and who gave only his first name to avoid reprisals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The plaintiff at the heart of the case was only known by her first name Kaley, and after nine days of deliberation, the jurors agreed with her on all counts.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

After arriving in Palestine in 1939 she changed her first name to Haviva, which means “beloved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

During coverage of the Milan-Cortina Games last month, Liu’s first name was often mispronounced as “uh-LISS-uh” and her last name as either “LOO” or “LEE-ooh.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I think at first she said her name like that because there must have been a year or two when she shared the same first name with someone else in her class.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott