FIRST-NAME


Meaning of FIRST-NAME in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: first name

: to address by the first name

the doctor's son from Edinburgh and the boy from Abilene were soon first-naming each other — T.C.Mendenhall †1924

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: first name

: familiar enough to speak and be spoken to by a first name or nickname

on first-name terms with almost everyone — Keith Ellis

on a first-name basis with scores of the neighborhood children — Lamp

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.