"first name" meaning in All languages combined

See first name on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-uk-first name.ogg Forms: first names [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English firste name, first nam. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|firste name}} Middle English firste name Head templates: {{en-noun}} first name (plural first names)
  1. Synonym of given name, particularly when it forms the first element of a full name. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: given name [synonym, synonym-of], particularly when it forms the first element of a full name [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-first_name-en-noun-uG3gfZxv Disambiguation of Onomastics: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53
  2. The first element of a full name, particularly when it could also be surname in East Asian and other cultural traditions. Categories (topical): Onomastics
    Sense id: en-first_name-en-noun-ZHatdEpc Disambiguation of Onomastics: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: first-name [verb]

Inflected forms

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