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English

deadname

noun

Meaning

  1. A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
  2. To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

necronym(English)death-name(English)name change(English)whasisname(English)notname(English)self-name(English)whatshisname(English)self name(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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