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HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<input type="text" id="personName" value="James Van Bond the Very First" />

JavaScript

var value = $('#personName').val().split(' ');

var firstName = value.shift();

var restOfNames = value.join(' ');

$('body').append('<br>' + firstName + '<br>' + restOfNames );