Sekirov Dictionary

deadname

/ˈdɛd.neɪm/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 4

noun1

•
A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
- And when people constantly refer to you as your deadname [a name that you previously went by], or use the incorrect pronouns, it really is like getting slapped with a wet fish. — 2014

verb1

•
To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by their previous name.
- "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. — 2018

forms

deadnamed · dead-naming · deadnaming · deadnames

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