Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to deadname
Participle: deadnamed
Gerund: deadnaming
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | deadname |
| you | deadname |
| he;she;it | deadnames |
| we | deadname |
| you | deadname |
| they | deadname |
Perfect
| I | have deadnamed |
| you | have deadnamed |
| he;she;it | has deadnamed |
| we | have deadnamed |
| you | have deadnamed |
| they | have deadnamed |
Past
| I | deadnamed |
| you | deadnamed |
| he;she;it | deadnamed |
| we | deadnamed |
| you | deadnamed |
| they | deadnamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had deadnamed |
| you | had deadnamed |
| he;she;it | had deadnamed |
| we | had deadnamed |
| you | had deadnamed |
| they | had deadnamed |
Future
| I | will deadname |
| you | will deadname |
| he;she;it | will deadname |
| we | will deadname |
| you | will deadname |
| they | will deadname |
Future Perfect
| I | will have deadnamed |
| you | will have deadnamed |
| he;she;it | will have deadnamed |
| we | will have deadnamed |
| you | will have deadnamed |
| they | will have deadnamed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | deadname |
| you | deadname |
| he;she;it | deadname |
| we | deadname |
| you | deadname |
| they | deadname |
Perfect
| I | have deadnamed |
| you | have deadnamed |
| he;she;it | have deadnamed |
| we | have deadnamed |
| you | have deadnamed |
| they | have deadnamed |
Imperfect
| I | deadnamed |
| you | deadnamed |
| he;she;it | deadnamed |
| we | deadnamed |
| you | deadnamed |
| they | deadnamed |
Pluperfect
| I | had deadnamed |
| you | had deadnamed |
| he;she;it | had deadnamed |
| we | had deadnamed |
| you | had deadnamed |
| they | had deadnamed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would deadname |
| you | would deadname |
| he;she;it | would deadname |
| we | would deadname |
| you | would deadname |
| they | would deadname |
Perfect
| I | would have deadnamed |
| you | would have deadnamed |
| he;she;it | would have deadnamed |
| we | would have deadnamed |
| you | would have deadnamed |
| they | would have deadnamed |
Imperative
| you | deadname |
| we | Let's deadname |
| you | deadname |
Verbs conjugated like 'deadname'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'deadname'
dead-name,
dename,
headgame,
bename,
deadapt,
deadhere,
deadline,
deadpan,
deaerate,
dealbate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From dead + name, because the old name is dead (“no longer used”). Attested since at least 2010 as a noun and 2013 as a verb by the OED.
Verbs referencing "deadname"
French
deadnamer, French
morinommer.
Sample Sentences
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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. [2015 June 17, Luca Kuchinka, “Caitlyn's story inspiring, spotlight should be shared”, in Estevan Mercury, page A7:]
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"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. [2018, Alex, quoted in Sylvie Woods, "Students pay the price for 'tired' administration", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Volume 90, Week 9 (2018), page 12]
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Felix's dad deadnames him despite supporting his top surgery and hormone therapy, and he hates his mom for leaving when he was 10. [2020 May 1, Kirkus Reviews, page 130:]