deadname
A previous name of a person who has since changed their nameA previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
Recorded US: Speaker: Naomi Persephone Amethyst Recorder: NaomiAmethyst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom accidentally deadnamed Mary.
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Examples
3 sentencesTom accidentally deadnamed Mary.
I'll call Twitter X when Elon stops deadnaming his daughter.
ruЯ буду называть Твиттер X, когда Илон перестанет деднеймить свою дочь. — Txoria · CC BY 2.0 FR
Elon Musk deadnames his own daughter but wants everyone to start calling Twitter "X."
deElon Musk schafft es nicht, seine eigene Tochter beim neuen Namen zu nennen, will aber, dass bei Twitter jetzt alle von „X“ sprechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Meaning
1 senses(neologism)A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
дедне́ймdɛdnɛ́jm
Origin
From dead + name, because the old name is dead (“no longer used”). Attested since at leastFrom dead + name, because the old name is dead (“no longer used”). Attested since at least 2010 as a noun and 2013 as a verb by the OED.
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