deadname

ˈdɛdneɪm

Definition

Definition of deadname - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

identity

Slang

name transgender person was given at birth

Slang

She asked her friends not to use her deadname.

birth name

Verb

tr.

transgender context

Slang

call someone by their previous name after a name change

Slang

Please don't deadname her; she goes by Emily now.

misgender

misname

rename

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Origin of deadname

English, dead (no longer living) + name (identifier)

Examples of deadname in a sentence

Avoid using a person's deadname out of respect.
It's hurtful to deadname someone intentionally.
He apologized for accidentally deadnaming his friend.

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French:deadname, appeler par son ancien nom, ...
German:Geburtsname, falsch ansprechen, ...
Italian:nome di nascita, chiamare con il vecchio nome, ...
Spanish:nombre de nacimiento, llamar por su nombre anterior, ...
Portuguese:nome de nascimento, chamar pelo nome antigo, ...
Chinese:出生名, 叫以前的名字, ...
Japanese:出生名, デッドネームする, ...
Arabic:الاسْمُ السّابِقُ, ناداه باسمه السابق, ...
Hebrew:שֵׁם מֵת, לִקְרוֹא לְמִישֶׁהִי בַּשֵּׁם הַקּוֹדֵם שֶׁלָּהּ, ...
Russian:старое имя, называть по старому имени, ...
Ukrainian:ім'я при народженні, називати старим ім'ям, ...
Hindi:जन्म नाम, पुराने नाम से बुलाना, ...
Bengali:জন্মনাম, আগের নামে ডাকা, ...
Catalan:nom de naixement, anomenar pel nom anterior, ...
Czech:rodné jméno, oslovit původním jménem, ...
Danish:fødselsnavn, kalde ved det gamle navn, ...
Dutch:geboortenaam, doodnamen, ...
Greek:όνομα γέννησης, αποκαλώ κάποιον με το παλιό του όνομα, ...
Hungarian:születési név, a korábbi nevén szólítani, ...
Khmer:ឈ្មោះដែលបុគ្គលប្តូរយេនឌ័រត្រូវបានដាក់ឱ្យនៅពេលកើត, ហៅនរណាម្នាក់ដោយឈ្មោះចាស់របស់ពួកគេ បន្ទាប់ពីពួកគេបានប្ដូរឈ្មោះ, ...
Korean:출생 이름, 이전 이름으로 부르다, ...
Persian:نام تولد, کسی را پس از تغییر نامش با نام قبلی صدا زدن, ...
Polish:imię nadane przy urodzeniu, nazwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):nome de nascimento, chamar pelo nome antigo, ...
Romanian:nume de naștere, a numi, ...
Swedish:födelsenamn, dödsnamna, ...
Thai:ชื่อเกิด, ใช้ชื่อเดิมเรียก, ...
Turkish:doğum adı, eski adıyla çağırmak, ...
Vietnamese:tên khai sinh, gọi tên cũ, ...

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