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Your name

Empty error message: Enter your name.

Using one field for names helps people whose names are not clearly “first” and ‘last.” It meets people where they are. In one study, 42% of users entered first and last name in the First name field, so it also matches their expectations of the form.

Alternates

If you must collect the first name and last name separately, use:

Your first name

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Empty error message: Enter your first name.

Your last name

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Empty error message: Enter your last name.