birth name

noun

A name chosen for a child at birth, as opposed to a different name used subsequently.

“Her birth name was Elizabeth, but everyone called her Lizzie.”

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Meanings

nounbirth name (plural birth names)

plural birth names · alternative birthname

  1. A name chosen for a child at birth, as opposed to a different name used subsequently.

    Her birth name was Elizabeth, but everyone called her Lizzie.

    1 more example

    In California the credit card companies must issue a credit card in a person's birth name or married name, whichever the customer prefers.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
given name

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 本名
  • 本名 (běnmíng)name chosen at birth
Finnish syntymänimi
  • syntymäniminame chosen at birth
French prénom de naissance
  • prénom de naissancename chosen at birth
Korean 본명
  • 본명 (bonmyeong)name chosen at birth
Polish imię urzędowe
  • imię urzędowename chosen at birth
Portuguese nome de batismo
  • nome de batismoname chosen at birth
Spanish nombre de nacimiento
  • nombre de nacimientoname chosen at birth
Vietnamese tên sinh, tên sanh
  • tên sinhname chosen at birth
  • tên sanhname chosen at birth
  • tên tụcname chosen at birth
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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