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  • Hina Muqadasundefined Offline
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    The birth name of a transgender person who has changed their name as part of their gender transition.

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      to call a transgender person by his or her dead name (= their original name that they no longer use) :

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        Deadname is a word used to describe [someone’s] old name after [changing] it (usually a [trans] person)

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          A [deadname] is the unused (birth)name of someone who changed their name, [wether] it has officially been changed or not. So technically, its a [dead name].

          You could also call it a deadname because everyone who deadnames you shall become the dead /j

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            [A name] that is [dead]

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              n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to [trans] people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (sometimes written as two words: [dead name])

              v. 1. To call somebody by their deadname.
              v. 2. To out [somebodys] deadname to the public.

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