first name
What friends use
A first name is the personal name that comes before one's family name, the name given at birth or chosen later, as distinct from a surname: Her first name is Sarah.
Being on a first-name basis with someone indicates familiarity or friendship.
In formal contexts, people use titles and surnames; in casual settings, first names signal approachability.
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- AnglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- namedaySaint commemoration date
diminutive · initials · alias · deadname · pseudonym · birth certificate · handle · epithet · roll call · christening · baby names · naming · sobriquet · stranger · cognomen · calling · pronounce · nom de guerre
- namesnames, surnames, last names, nicknames, surname
- personal datadate of birth, DOB, birthday, birthdate, birth date
- business cardsbusiness card, contact card, phone number, email, job title
- name termssurname, nickname, patronymic, matronymic, pseudonym
- proper nounscity, country, places, continent, countries
- identity documentsID card, identity card, birth certificate, identity papers, national ID
first namesurname
Hereditary family identifier
family name · last name · second name · title · formal address
name, first, foremost, nominate, nominal, forename, given name, forenames, personal name