first namen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌfəːs(t) ˈneɪm/, U.S.

/ˌfərs(t) ˈneɪm/

Forms: see first adj., adv., and n.² and name n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: first adj., name n.

Etymology: < first adj. + name n.

A. n.

A personal name given to someone at birth or baptism and used before a family name.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > first name

first namea1325

forename1534

praenomen1603

pre-name1728

front name1877

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 233 Issa was hire firste name.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9829 Of isai i redd beforn, He said, ‘a child it es vs born, A sun es gine vs..Selcut es his first nam.’

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Prenomen, the firste name: as Marcus, Quintus, Lucius: and as we now haue the name at baptysme.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Prenome, the first name, the name given at the font.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (viii. 8) ii. 248 His first name, given him at his birth was Jacob.

1733 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 487/2 I Tell of a lady, (her first name is Kitty) Who never was wise, nor will ever be witty.

1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco I. 74 ‘My first name is Harry,’ I said.

1856 J. Jolliffe Belle Scott vii. 43 The preacher seemed to be an old friend, and called them by their first names.

1914 ‘E. Bramah’ Max Carrados Myst. 66 This, Parkinson,..is a photograph of a Mr. ——. What first name, by the way?

1935 Punch 7 Aug. 142/2 He called her by her first name for the first time.

2010 New Yorker 20 Sept. 79/1 His employees use his first name a lot when responding to his questions, as though he were a chat-show host.

B. adj.

Of or characterized by the use of a person's first name. Frequently in on a first name basis, on first name terms.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > relating to a first or Christian name

prenominal1847

first name1905

1905 Harvard Monthly Jan. 215 We regard as childish much of the easy-going, first-name familiarity that exists at some other colleges.

1940 Rotarian Mar. 15/1 I was on first-name terms with the literati.

1952 P. H. Bonner SPQR (1953) viii. 71 We are not even on a first-name basis.

1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 23 May in White House Diary (1970) 677 Nearly everybody was on a first-name basis.

1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xi. 183 Before she'd been there three days she was on first-name terms with just about every member of staff.

2002 B. Mukherjee Desirable Daughters ii. 25 We're on a first-name basis with all the grocers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	first name
释义	first namen.adj. Brit. /ˌfəːs(t) ˈneɪm/, U.S. /ˌfərs(t) ˈneɪm/ Forms: see first adj., adv., and n.² and name n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: first adj., name n. Etymology: < first adj. + name n. A. n. A personal name given to someone at birth or baptism and used before a family name. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > first name first namea1325 forename1534 praenomen1603 pre-name1728 front name1877 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 233 Issa was hire firste name. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9829 Of isai i redd beforn, He said, ‘a child it es vs born, A sun es gine vs..Selcut es his first nam.’ 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Prenomen, the firste name: as Marcus, Quintus, Lucius: and as we now haue the name at baptysme. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Prenome, the first name, the name given at the font. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (viii. 8) ii. 248 His first name, given him at his birth was Jacob. 1733 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 487/2 I Tell of a lady, (her first name is Kitty) Who never was wise, nor will ever be witty. 1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco I. 74 ‘My first name is Harry,’ I said. 1856 J. Jolliffe Belle Scott vii. 43 The preacher seemed to be an old friend, and called them by their first names. 1914 ‘E. Bramah’ Max Carrados Myst. 66 This, Parkinson,..is a photograph of a Mr. ——. What first name, by the way? 1935 Punch 7 Aug. 142/2 He called her by her first name for the first time. 2010 New Yorker 20 Sept. 79/1 His employees use his first name a lot when responding to his questions, as though he were a chat-show host. B. adj. Of or characterized by the use of a person's first name. Frequently in on a first name basis, on first name terms. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [adjective] > relating to a first or Christian name prenominal1847 first name1905 1905 Harvard Monthly Jan. 215 We regard as childish much of the easy-going, first-name familiarity that exists at some other colleges. 1940 Rotarian Mar. 15/1 I was on first-name terms with the literati. 1952 P. H. Bonner SPQR (1953) viii. 71 We are not even on a first-name basis. 1968 Mrs. L. B. Johnson Diary 23 May in White House Diary (1970) 677 Nearly everybody was on a first-name basis. 1995 C. Bateman Cycle of Violence xi. 183 Before she'd been there three days she was on first-name terms with just about every member of staff. 2002 B. Mukherjee Desirable Daughters ii. 25 We're on a first-name basis with all the grocers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1325
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