first-nameless

adjective

Without a first name.

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Meanings

adjectivefirst-nameless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a first name.

    Mrs. Denson shall remain first-nameless ("You can keep her out of this," her husband says), but she lives in Bethesda.

    1988 December 21, Martha Sherrill, “THE $64,000 SURPRISE”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025
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    His parents never gave him a first name, left him to choose his own. Because he could not find one to suit him, he died first-nameless.

    1939 June 5, 5 June 1939, “Milestones, Jun. 5, 1939”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 May 2025

    Citing the candidate’s media aversion and campaign signs soliciting votes for a first-nameless “Kane,” Mitchell said, “They purposely didn’t want him in the public.”

    2015 May 21, James O’Malley, “Consultant: Petition issues sunk Kane […]”, in Times Leader, numbers 2015-141, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5A, column 1

Origin

From first name + -less.

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APA

first-nameless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-nameless

MLA

“first-nameless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-nameless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first-nameless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-nameless.

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