birthname

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

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Meanings

nounbirthname (plural birthnames)

plural birthnames

  1. alternativeAlternative form of birth name.

    There was your birthname, which your parents gave to you.

    2006, Michelle A. Belanger, Psychic Dreamwalking: Explorations at the Edge of Self, →ISBN, page 16
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    The birthname may, at times, be more difficult to determine.

    1981, Matthew Oliver Goodwin, Numerology, the Complete Guide: The personality reading, →ISBN, page 15

    Press releases we wouldn't dare make up: "Dicks of America, the internationally recognized club for individuals with the birthname of Richard, have . . . declared the month of May 'Be A Dick' month.

    1988 May 13, Harold Henderson, “The City File”, in Chicago Reader
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“birthname.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthname. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “birthname,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/birthname.

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