Deadname

[SwissPete]

Deadname — a possible addition to the dictionary?

From an article in the online version of the San Francisco Chronicle:

A petition urging Google to allow its staff to use their chosen names on their identification badges — […] — is swiftly gaining traction […]

A deadname refers to the name a transgender individual was given at birth and is no longer the name they use upon transitioning.

 

[KHS]

Very interesting! A new word for me!

 

[SwissPete]

It was to me, too. It hasn't caught on yet!