First name
First name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Last name
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Only One Name: Nobody is given two names, leaving it unclear in many cases whether people are being referred to by their first name or last name.
Source: Video Game / Ghost Trick -
None of the characters from Ghost Trick are given two names, thus leaving it unclear in many cases whether people are being referred to by their first name or last name.
Source: Only One Name - Both the first name and the last name are German, the former a form of Eckhard ("sword-strong"), the latter a southern German term for tin-smith or plumber.
Source: Ambiguously Jewish
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Last name and First name. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/first_name/last_name
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