How to Use first name in a Sentence

first name

noun
  • Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
  • Buchanan shares the same first name with his father.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Nico is one of the first names on Valverde’s team sheet.
    — Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • As for his first name … that’s his real first name.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Your last name may be shared but your first name truly is yours.
    — Rajiv Satyal, Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and zip code.
    — Michael Woch, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
  • Putting a consumer’s first name at the start of the email is no longer enough.
    — Jb Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • In the email, King’s first name is misspelled.
    — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Her first name wouldn’t change, and her last name is already the same as mine.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The first name on the list was the Rittgers & Rittgers law firm.
    — Sonya Chopra, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Even then, the first name that popped up was indeed Kravitz’s.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Neighbors, who know him by first name of Philip, were shocked.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • For the record, Martinez got her unique first name in a unique way.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Amidst the silver chains was one hung with the letters of his first name.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Lena, who gave only her first name for fear of reprisal, started to cry.
    — Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The slave ship that brought her was the Phillis, which became her first name.
    — Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 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
  • Saleh has come to know his customers by their first names, and even by their nicknames.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • But the first name that came to mind for me was Nick Solak.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Ellis is a charming first name that could suit either a boy or a girl.
    — Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His first name comes from his Japanese roots.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Names can have a maximum of two first names and four surnames.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Levy took out a laptop and began shouting first names.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Ihor didn’t even know the first name of the person who contacted him.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • It’s not known why Meghan chose to only be referred to her first name.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Log in, click on your first name in the header bar, and the account settings.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The postcard was addressed to my first name only.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • Students signed the message but only with their first names.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His real first name is Quientrail.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026

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