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First name — First First (f[ e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f[ o]rste, OHG. furist, G. f[ u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding all others… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
first name — n 1.) the name or names that come before your family name = ↑Christian name →↑surname, last name ↑last name ▪ Her first name s Helen, but I don t know her surname. 2.) be on first name terms (with sb) BrE be on a fir … Dictionary of contemporary English
first name — first names N COUNT: usu poss N Your first name is the first of the names that were given to you when you were born. You can also refer to all of your names except your surname as your first names. Her first name was Mary. I don t know what her… … English dictionary
first name — first ,name noun count * the name that comes before your family name: I don t know his first name. be on a first name basis with someone (=know them well enough to call them by their first name): She is on a first name basis with the boss … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
first name — ► NOUN ▪ a personal name given to someone at birth or baptism and used before a family name. ● on first name terms Cf. ↑on first name terms … English terms dictionary
first name — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
first name — [n] forename baptismal name, baptism name, Christian name, given name; concepts 62,268 Ant. last name, surname … New thesaurus
first name — ☆ first name n. GIVEN NAME * * * ➡ names * * * … Universalium
first name — first′ name′ n. given name • Etymology: 1200–50 … From formal English to slang
first name — see Christian name … Modern English usage
first name — ☆ first name n. GIVEN NAME … English World dictionary
