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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛd.neɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deadname.wav Forms: deadnames [plural]
Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dead|name}} dead + name Head templates: {{en-noun}} deadname (plural deadnames)
  1. (neologism, especially LGBTQ) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Onomastics, Transgender Hypernyms: birth name Related terms: dename, rename Coordinate_terms: maiden name Translations (a previous name of a person): 棄名 (Chinese Mandarin), 弃名 (qìmíng) [neologism] (Chinese Mandarin), entinen nimi (Finnish), kuollut nimi (Finnish), deadname [masculine] (French), morinom [masculine] (French), byłe imię [neuter] (Polish), deadname [masculine] (Polish), dednejm [masculine] (Polish), nome morto (Portuguese), дедне́йм (dɛdnɛ́jm) [masculine] (Russian), necrónimo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deadname-en-noun-bX8SurVs Disambiguation of Onomastics: 59 41 Disambiguation of Transgender: 50 50 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead name, dead-name

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛd.neɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deadname.wav Forms: deadnames [present, singular, third-person], deadnaming [participle, present], deadnamed [participle, past], deadnamed [past]
Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dead|name}} dead + name Head templates: {{en-verb}} deadname (third-person singular simple present deadnames, present participle deadnaming, simple past and past participle deadnamed)
  1. (transitive) To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Transgender Related terms: dead-naming (english: act or instance of naming as the target of a death-curse), misgender, necronym Translations (to refer to someone by their previous name): 棄名錯稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 弃名错称 (qìmíng cuòchēng) [neologism] (Chinese Mandarin), kutsua entisellä nimellä (Finnish), kutsua kuolleella nimellä (Finnish), morinommer (French), deadnamer (French), mówić po byłym imieniu [imperfective] (Polish), dednejmować [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-deadname-en-verb-W5m9Qidp Disambiguation of Transgender: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dead name, dead-name

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
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        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "弃名"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "word": "entinen nimi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "word": "kuollut nimi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deadname"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morinom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "byłe imię"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deadname"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dednejm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "word": "nome morto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dɛdnɛ́jm",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дедне́йм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a previous name of a person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "necrónimo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "OED"
  ],
  "word": "deadname"
}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "en:Onomastics",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dead",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deadnames",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deadnaming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deadnamed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deadnamed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "english": "act or instance of naming as the target of a death-curse",
      "word": "dead-naming"
    },
    {
      "word": "misgender"
    },
    {
      "word": "necronym"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 June 17, Luca Kuchinka, “Caitlyn's story inspiring, spotlight should be shared”, in Estevan Mercury, page A7:",
          "text": "Using trans peoples' dead names – names that they were born with which are either wrong through either legal or preferential means – has been and always will be an act of aggression, not just to the person you're deadnaming but to all trans people.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Alex, quoted in Sylvie Woods, \"Students pay the price for 'tired' administration\", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Volume 90, Week 9 (2018), page 12",
          "text": "\"Right now, it's unclear whether they are choosing to deadname me maliciously, or just can't be bothered to accommodate trans students in the way we require them to,\" he said."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 May 1, Kirkus Reviews, page 130:",
          "text": "Felix's dad deadnames him despite supporting his top surgery and hormone therapy, and he hates his mom for leaving when he was 10.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "refer",
          "refer"
        ],
        [
          "transgender",
          "transgender"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "name",
          "name"
        ],
        [
          "previous",
          "previous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛd.neɪm/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dead name"
    },
    {
      "word": "dead-name"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "word": "棄名錯稱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qìmíng cuòchēng",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "tags": [
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "弃名错称"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "word": "kutsua entisellä nimellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "word": "kutsua kuolleella nimellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "word": "morinommer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "word": "deadnamer"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "mówić po byłym imieniu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to refer to someone by their previous name",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dednejmować"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "OED"
  ],
  "word": "deadname"
}

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