official name
Registered proper name
Official name is the formal, legally recognized designation of a person, place, organization, or thing—as opposed to nicknames, abbreviations, or colloquial names.
A country's official name appears in treaties and legal documents: The official name of Mexico is the United Mexican States.
The phrase often signals a contrast with what something is commonly called: Her official name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls her Liz.
- titleFormal honorific or name
- legal documentFormally binding written record
- designationFormal name or title
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
- certificateFormal written attestation
document · birth certificate · surname · christened · baptized · passport · on the record · legal title · trademark · charter · deed · stamp · seal · signature · registry · bureau · nomenclature
- country factspopulation, capital city, area, capitals, language
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- chemical names
- namessurnames, nicknames, forenames, surname, nickname
- naming lawslegal protection, court decisions
official namenickname
Informal substitute name
pet name · alias · pseudonym · pen name · stage name
official namesecret name
Concealed personal designation
true name · code name · assumed name · cover name · birth name
official namealias
Adopted false name
pseudonym · false name · assumed name · stage name · pen name
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