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This is a series of articles titled “First Names First” and it is all for pure entertainment!

Below you can see the list of first names - male and female. Your task is to pick one (with a link). Then choose one of the persons with that first name, follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and then see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day.

Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived may all have something worthwhile to tell us - let them!

By and by more names will appear in the list below. Note also that the names that you see here may have variations and therefore similar or almost identical names are also given - Steven/Stephen, Elisabeth/Elizabeth etc.

Abraham - Adam - Adolf - Alexander - Andrew - Armand - Barry - Benjamin - Brent - Brian - Carlos - Charles - Christopher - Clark - Clint - Colin - Connor - Daniel - David - Dean - Donald - Douglas - Edward - Elliott - Emil - Eric - Erik - Felix - Francis - Frank - Friedrich - Gary - Gene - George - Hannes - Henry - Jack - James - Jeff - Joe - Joel - John - Julian - Justin - Jürgen - Kevin - Kurt - Larry - Lawrence - Leonard - Leslie - Marcus - Mark - Martin -  Matt - Matti -  Michael - Neil - Oliver - Patrick - Paul -  Pekka - Peter - Pierre - Richard - Robert - Sam - Sebastian - Seth - Steven - Tarmo - Teemu - Thomas - Walter - William (61)

Abigail - Ada - Amanda- Anna -Anne - Barbara - Betty - Brenda - Brianna - Carly - Carol - Catherine - Charlotte - Claire - Cloe - Courtney - Delaney - Diana - Donna - Dorothy - Edith - Elizabeth - Ella - Emily - Erika - Eva - Felicia - Florence - Frances - Francesca - Gemma - Grace - Greta - Hannah -Helen - Jane - Jean - Jennifer - Jessica - Jill - Joanna - Jodie - Julia - Juliana - Jutta - Karen - Katarina - Kelly - Kimberley - Krista - Kristin - Laura - Lesley - Linda - Maija - Marcia - Margaret - Mary - Melissa - Nancy - Naomi - Olivia - Pam - Patricia - Paula - Petra - Priscilla - Rachel - Ruth - Sandra - Sara - Susan - Tammy - Tarja - Tina - Wendy - Whitney (61)

Updated 25.8.2023