(also given name especially in AmE) noun
the name or names that were given to you when you were born, that come before your family name:
His first name is Tom and his surname is Green. * Please give all your first names. * (BrE) to be on first-name terms with sb (= to call them by their first name as a sign of a friendly informal relationship) * (AmE) to be on a first-name basis
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of first name come from?
This entry for first name is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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