first name
Origin of first name
1Words Nearby first name
Other definitions for first-name (2 of 2)
of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting.
to address (someone) by their first name, especially as a sign of informality or familiarity: The boss doesn't like the employees to first-name her.
Origin of first-name
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How to use first name in a sentence
He still pinches himself, he said, for being on first-name basis with folks like the Clintons.
Malala, Bloomberg Honored At The CGI Global Citizen Awards | Nina Strochlic | September 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTVoters are on a first-name basis with candidates because of it.
The Democrats’ Last Woman Standing: New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan | Allison Yarrow | November 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThat warm, fuzzy feeling is reciprocated—more often than not on a first-name basis.
"Doan' go so fas', Hoo," called Mr. Lum, for they had long since reached the first-name stage.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard ConnellWhy, then, are you on first-name terms with everyone in the scientific group except me?
Masters of Space | Edward Elmer Smith
It seemed unlikely that necktie drummers would be on terms of first-name intimacy with Shakespeare.
Why Joan? | Eleanor Mercein KellyThey had dropped formality and were on a first-name basis now.
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperI'm not normally a first-name-snatcher, but I do seem to have fallen into saying 'Milt.'
Free Air | Sinclair Lewis
British Dictionary definitions for first name
a name given to a person at birth, as opposed to a surname: Also called: Christian name, forename, given name
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