new names
Changed personal labels
New names refers to names recently chosen or assigned, often in contexts of rebranding, religious conversion, or personal reinvention.
The phrase appears frequently in discussions of transgender identity, where someone adopts a name matching their gender: Learning to use new names and pronouns takes practice.
It can also describe renamed products, places, or organizations.
- termsConditions of an agreement
- retronymName distinguishing the original
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- retitleGive new name
- nicknameInformal substitute name
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Original legal designations
given names · maiden names · legal names · birth certificates · family names
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