"name change" meaning in English

See name change in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: name changes [plural]
Etymology: From name + change. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|name|change}} name + change Head templates: {{en-noun}} name change (plural name changes)
  1. (law) The legal act by a person of changing their name. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-name_change-en-noun-koGTvFfS Topics: law
  2. One's adoption of a new name that is different from their current name. Translations (Translations): изменение имени (izmenenije imeni) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-name_change-en-noun-ZtqpNlTX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: name-change Related terms: deadname

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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