first-nameless

English

Etymology

From first name +‎ -less.

Adjective

first-nameless (not comparable)

  1. Without a first name.
    Coordinate terms: Christian-nameless, given-nameless, last-nameless, middle-nameless, surnameless
    • 1939 June 5, 5 June 1939, “Milestones, Jun. 5, 1939”, in Time[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 May 2025:
      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.
    • 1988 December 21, Martha Sherrill, “THE $64,000 SURPRISE”, in The Washington Post[2], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:
      Mrs. Denson shall remain first-nameless ("You can keep her out of this," her husband says), but she lives in Bethesda.
    • 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:
      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.”