sign name
Personal gesture moniker
A sign name is a name given within the Deaf community, expressed in sign language rather than spelled out letter by letter.
Sign names typically incorporate handshapes, movements, or locations that reflect a person's characteristics, personality, or physical traits.
They are usually bestowed by Deaf individuals rather than chosen by oneself: Her sign name combines the letter K with a gesture near her smile.
- deafUnable to hear
- deaf communityPeople with hearing loss, connected
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- visual languageMeaning through images
- classifierAssigns items to groups
handshape · moniker · mouthing · facial expression · identity · deaf culture · nomenclature · personal identity · heritage · community · fingerspelling · tradition · symbol · emblem · alias · token · movement · code
sign namegiven name
Personal name from birth
birth name · legal name · Christian name · family name · government name
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