deadname
noun
the previous name of someone who has changed that name, especially the pretransition first name of a trans person.
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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“I don’t want my friends to be misgendered and deadnamed every single day just because they don’t want to come out to their parents,” Leo said.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023