first name
Example Sentences
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Girls and women who have their mother's names do not face the same censure - and often when they marry may opt to take their husband's first name as their surname.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
If his first name inevitably evokes Arthurian legend, Fery’s march through the draw gave Britain reason to believe again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The story of his first name - in honour of the actor Denzel Washington - is fairly widely known.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
He shared a first name with his father, a Baptist minister and a leader of the Black community in Terre Haute, Ind. His older siblings were A students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In the case of Captain Kelp, Trouble was actually his first name.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
