adoption name

noun

The legal name, or names that a child receives following the legal process of adoption, which typically includes their adoptive parents' surname.

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Meanings

nounadoption name (plural adoption names)

plural adoption names

  1. lawThe legal name, or names that a child receives following the legal process of adoption, which typically includes their adoptive parents' surname.
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APA

adoption name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoption%20name

MLA

“adoption name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoption%20name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adoption name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adoption%20name.

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