How to Use first name in a Sentence

first name

noun
  • Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
  • The first name on the 2022 Atlantic storm list is Alex.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 2 June 2022
  • Should the first name be a short, to-the-point name, or should the moniker be long and lilting?
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • Amidst the silver chains was one hung with the letters of his first name.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This new pick went by a first name that was best yet, just two strokes of the pen, J and D.
    David Maraniss, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • The book also changed the spelling of Sokolov’s first name from Lali to Lale; the movie has changed it back.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Both women gave just their first name for fear of reprisals.
    Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Log in, click on your first name in the header bar, and the account settings.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • And the very first name that was brought up to play my father was Javier Bardem.
    Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Their mentor had urged, at least on his favorites, the use of his first name.
    Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and zip code.
    Michael Woch, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
  • Each episode’s title is the first name of the Ukrainian telling their story.
    Andy Meek, Forbes, 14 May 2022
  • Ihor didn’t even know the first name of the person who contacted him.
    Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The article also misspelled the first name of one of the suspects.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Lena, who gave only her first name for fear of reprisal, started to cry.
    Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Helm later changed the spelling of his first name to Levon.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Sitake said Hannemann is the first name that comes to mind as a starter at strong safety.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • His first name is pronounced Tay-AH-sker and his wife is Jennifer.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • If asked to name one of the world's most romantic cities, the French capital would be the first name on many lips.
    Chris Dwyer, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Others prefer to scratch the cuteness itch with a middle name rather than the first name.
    Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Epicenter was the first name drawn and assigned the No. 8 post in the nine-horse field and made the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
  • The first name out of Bryan Harsin’s mouth this week when previewing Penn State wasn’t a surprise.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The first name listed on that committee: Dr. Leona Zacharias.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The Wall Street Journal agreed to use only Natalia’s first name.
    Dan Frosch, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Then Ravens officials saw the first name of New England’s pick: Devin.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Choosing the ideal first name for your baby boy is not easy.
    Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes, all victims are left with is a first name or a nickname.
    USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The manager spoke with employees and learned the man’s real first name, but not the last.
    cleveland, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Smith referred to the boy as Isaiah instead of using his first name.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Who has the most wins while barefoot and with three or more tattoos and a first name that ends in a consonant but a last name that ends in a vowel?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024

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