"birth name" meaning in English

See birth name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: birth names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} birth name (plural birth names)
  1. A name chosen for a child at birth, as opposed to a different name used subsequently. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: birthname Hyponyms: deadname, maiden name Translations (name chosen at birth): 本名 (běnmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), syntymänimi (Finnish), 본명 (bonmyeong) (Korean), tên sinh (Vietnamese), tên sanh (Vietnamese), tên tục (Vietnamese)

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