Definition of "first name" [first name]

• A given name or the name that occurs first in a given name. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Berham, a Kurdish worker from Kamishli who would only give his first name out of fear of government retaliation, said both sides of the divide are exploiting the situation."
• "My answer was simple: “Would I want to be tested by someone who has an adjective as their first name or by an accredited professor like Dr. Gary Schwartz ... like I do?”"
• "Equating the two is like accusing Joe the Plumber of being a murderous dictator because he shares a first name with Joseph Stalin, or claiming that Joseph Stalin must be a brilliant writer due to the skill of Joseph Conrad."