How to Use first name in a Sentence

first name

noun

• Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
• The first name on the 2022 Atlantic storm list is Alex.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 2 June 2022
• 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
• Amidst the silver chains was one hung with the letters of his first name.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2023
• This new pick went by a first name that was best yet, just two strokes of the pen, J and D.
  — David Maraniss, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
• The book also changed the spelling of Sokolov’s first name from Lali to Lale; the movie has changed it back.
  — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
• Both women gave just their first name for fear of reprisals.
  — Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
• Their mentor had urged, at least on his favorites, the use of his first name.
  — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• Enter your first name, last name, birth month, birth year and zip code.
  — Michael Woch, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2022
• Each episode’s title is the first name of the Ukrainian telling their story.
  — Andy Meek, Forbes, 14 May 2022
• Ihor didn’t even know the first name of the person who contacted him.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
• The article also misspelled the first name of one of the suspects.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2023
• Lena, who gave only her first name for fear of reprisal, started to cry.
  — Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• Helm later changed the spelling of his first name to Levon.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2022
• Sitake said Hannemann is the first name that comes to mind as a starter at strong safety.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• His first name is pronounced Tay-AH-sker and his wife is Jennifer.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• Epicenter was the first name drawn and assigned the No. 8 post in the nine-horse field and made the 6-5 morning-line favorite.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
• The first name out of Bryan Harsin’s mouth this week when previewing Penn State wasn’t a surprise.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2022
• The first name listed on that committee: Dr. Leona Zacharias.
  — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2023
• Then Ravens officials saw the first name of New England’s pick: Devin.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2022
• Sometimes, all victims are left with is a first name or a nickname.
  — USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
• Smith referred to the boy as Isaiah instead of using his first name.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2023
• On the other side, list the first names of the characters who played their fictional kids.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
• The duo’s name is a combination of the two members’ first names: Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic.
  — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
• The man’s full identity has not been disclosed to the public beyond his first name.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 7 Sep. 2023
• Those who did asked to be identified only by first names.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
• Cook changed her first name at the advice of Ball, who helped launch her career in Hollywood.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• Trump botches Kamala Harris’s first name, again and again and again.
  — Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
• Wong replied, referring to celebrities who are referred to only by their first names like Madonna and Cher.
  — Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• But his attorneys argue the case should go no further after paralegal Dontae Ruiz’s Sept. 28 conversation with the woman, who is identified in court filings only by her first name, Beth.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024