deadname
/ded-neym/US // ˈdɛdˌneɪm //
死名,死人名,死称,死者姓名
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the previous name of someone who has changed that name, especially the pretransition first name of a trans person.
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
dead·named, dead·nam·ing.Also dead-name .
- : to call by that person’s previous name, as opposed to a chosen or preferred name.
Examples
While some major academic publishers have enacted policies allowing anyone to quietly and retroactively change the name on their work, such rules regarding deadnames remain rare at major news outlets and newspapers, according to CNN.
About a week later, their page was restored, but with their deadname.
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