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a name that is placed before one's family name
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Ramsey repeatedly mispronounced Harris’ first name, as Trump has on many occasions.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Dr. Haver's first name.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 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
Now not so much, according to Mike, who would give only his first name.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Dr. Haver's first name.
—Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 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
Now not so much, according to Mike, who would give only his first name.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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“First name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first%20name. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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