first name
Example Sentences
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His first name derives from that of Zayd Shakur, the minister of information of the East Coast Panthers, a radical group formed in the late 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Roza, whose first name was only given in the hearing, said she was 18 when she met the late Brunel in 2008 and "promised a modelling career beyond my dreams".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In testifying against Halem, the teen, who was sworn in to testify just under his first name, Daniel, revealed a subculture around newly created crypto wealth.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Shamsuddin, a 43-year-old driver who gave only his first name for privacy reasons, was waiting since midnight at a Dhaka gas station.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
She’s waiting for me to answer, and meanwhile I’m fixated on the way she pronounced his first name.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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