first name
personal name or names given to sb at his birth, usu coming before a surname or family name 名字, 教名(通常置於姓前)
Mrs Thatcher's first name is Margaret. 撒切爾夫人的名字叫瑪格麗特.
[attrib 作定語]
We are all on first-name terms with our boss, ie We call him by his first name (a sign of a friendly informal relationship). 我們和老板都以名相稱(不冠姓, 顯示關系密切不拘束). => Usage at name1 用法見name1. Cf 參看 forename, given name (given), Christian name (Christian).