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Birth name, the Glossary

Index Birth name

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, Acute accent, Adoption, Baptism, Bill Clinton, Birth certificate, Brit milah, De domo (disambiguation), Diminutive, Divorce, Gender transition, Given name, Glossary of French words and expressions in English, Godziemba coat of arms, Grammatical gender, Heraldic clan, Italic type, Latin, Legal name, Maiden and married names, Man, Margaret Thatcher, Middle name, Name, Surname, The Connexion, University of Oxford, Western world, Woman.

  2. Birth
  3. Human names

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926), by Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), is a style guide to British English usage, pronunciation, and writing.

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Acute accent

The acute accent,, because of rendering limitation in Android (as of v13), that its default sans font fails to render "dotted circle + diacritic", so visitors just get a meaningless (to most) mark.

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Adoption

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents.

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Baptism

Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Birth certificate

A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a person.

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Brit milah

The brit milah (bərīṯ mīlā,,; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (ברית) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which the foreskin is surgically removed.

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De domo (disambiguation)

De domo may refer to.

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Diminutive

A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to derogatorily belittle something or someone.

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Divorce

Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union.

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Gender transition

Gender transition is the process of affirming and expressing one's internal sense of gender, as opposed to the gender assigned to them at birth.

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Given name

A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.

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Glossary of French words and expressions in English

Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English.

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Godziemba coat of arms

Godziemba is a Polish coat of arms.

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Grammatical gender

In linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are assigned to gender categories that are often not related to the real-world qualities of the entities denoted by those nouns.

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Heraldic clan

A heraldic clan (ród herbowy), in Poland, comprised all the noble (szlachta) bearers of the same coat of arms.

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Italic type

In typography, italic type is a cursive font based on a stylised form of calligraphic handwriting.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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A legal name is the name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes. Birth name and legal name are human names.

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Maiden and married names

When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted upon marriage.

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Man

A man is an adult male human.

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.

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Middle name

In various cultures, a middle name is a portion of a personal name that is written between a person's given name and surname. Birth name and middle name are human names.

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Name

A name is a term used for identification by an external observer.

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Surname

A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. Birth name and surname are human names.

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The Connexion

The Connexion is a news website and monthly newspaper for residents, second-home owners and visitors to France.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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Western world

The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.

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Woman

A woman is an adult female human.

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See also

Birth

Human names

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_name

Also known as Birth names, Birthname, Name at birth, Né, Née.