deadname

noun

1. (neologism)A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.

   “And when people constantly refer to you as your deadname [a name that you previously went by], or use the incorrect pronouns, it really is like getting slapped with a wet fish.”

   “One of the articles in our last issue contained a major error: we referred to a transgender student by their deadname.”

   ““My deadname is everywhere because of my ID card, and not only do I have to look at it but lots of other people get to see. […]”

   “I know it hurts you when they look at you strange Misgender you intentionally, use your deadname”

verb

1. (transitive)To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name.

   “Using trans peoples' dead names – names that they were born with which are either wrong through either legal or preferential means – has been and always will be an act of aggression, not just to the person you're deadnaming but to all trans people.”

   “"Right now, it's unclear whether they are choosing to deadname me maliciously, or just can't be bothered to accommodate trans students in the way we require them to," he said.”

   “Felix's dad deadnames him despite supporting his top surgery and hormone therapy, and he hates his mom for leaving when he was 10.”