English
first name
The first element of a full name, particularly when it could also be surname in East Asian and other cultural traditions.
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Origin
From Middle English firste name, first nam, equivalent to first + name.
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Lineage
- inheritedMiddle Englishfirste name
- surface analysisEnglishfirst “Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.”
- surface analysisEnglishname “Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.”
Words built on it: middle name