[Rails] distinctively difficult to do what I want

I'm going around in circles with this one can't solve it.

I have a database with a lot of Name objects in it, some have the same
given name - ok fairly normal.

Name
given (string)
gender (string) # it's either m or f, not really relevant
position (integer) # not really relevant
user_id (integer) # it's either m or f, not really relevant

I simply wish to return all the Names with a unique given name.
*important* I an array of objects returned not just the given names so I
can access all the attributes of the name when they're returned, i.e. in
my view I need the full object to get at the user and gender etc.

I think the secret lies in distinct / uniq / find_by_sql somehow but try
as I might I just can't find the secret sauce. For a bonus burrito I'd
like the results ordered by given name.

Be very grateful for a solution.

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