first names

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of first name.
  first name

  noun

  given name.

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first names

The judge ruled last week that the three Mexican defendants, identified only by their first names -- Jesus Gerardo, Irineo Francisco and Angel Jesus -- acted with premeditation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Look twice at profiles with last names that can also be first names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He made a bad joke about the popularity of first names in Iran.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

Allen’s father knew many people on the block of single-family homes by their first names, Thompson said, and the suspect’s mother once saved Thompson’s dog when it ran into the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

“Two of those kids have the same first names as me and Emma! That’s the third Finn I’ve ever known. Well, not that I actually know this one, but...”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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