deadname

Meanings

Noun

  • A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.

Verb

  • To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name.

Origin

  • From dead + name, because the old name is dead. Attested since at least 2010 as a noun and 2013 as a verb by the OED.

Modern English dictionary

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