First name
First name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
Usage example: the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
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Synonyms for First name
Nickname and first name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nickname" instead a noun phrase "First name".
Nickname
Nickname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
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Synonyms for Nickname
First name and nickname are semantically related. You can use "First name" instead a noun "Nickname".
Nearby Words: nicknamed, nicknaming
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Related pairs
- handle and first name
- handle and nickname
- style and first name
- style and nickname
- name and first name
- name and nickname
- denomination and first name
- denomination and nickname
- appellation and first name
- appellation and nickname
- designation and first name
- designation and nickname
- tag and first name
- tag and nickname
Both terms in one sentence
- Many, if not most, of the characters in Someone Else's War are known by first name or nickname.
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In Final Fantasy Tactics A2, Luso Clemens is the only character (besides Ezel) who has a surname, but everyone else has only a first name or a nickname.
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It is because stalkers are given the first name and a nickname, not the last name.
Source: Nominal Importance
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