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first name
1. n. The first element of a full name.
Analysis
first		©
1. adj. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday.
I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race.
2. adj. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.
name		©
1. n. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
2. n. Reputation.
3. n. An abusive or insulting epithet.
Stop calling me names!

Example Sentences

Not only does she have my first name but also my last name.  That I am devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, people who complain that their middle name is awful is due to the fact that my middle name actually changes the positive reaction people have to my first name.  Don't let this first name basis thing go to your head.  In London, my first name has elicited a more erudite response.

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