Category
page 1Human names
full name
set of names by which an individual is known
anthroponymy
Anthroponymy (also anthroponymics or anthroponomastics, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, 'human', and ὄνομα onoma, 'name') is the study of anthroponyms, the proper names of human beings, both individual and collective. Anthroponymy is a branch of onomastics.
middle name
name in the middle of a full name
posthumous name
honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, after the person's death
birth name
name of the person given upon their birth
endonym and exonym
linguistic terms
mononym
A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person.
deadnaming
Deadnaming is the act of calling a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name or other former forename (their 'deadname') after they have chosen a new name. Many transgender people change names as part of gender transition, and wish for their former name to be kept private.
regnal name
name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name
name change
legal act by a person of adopting a different name
Africanization
Africanization or Africanisation (lit., making something African) has been applied in various contexts, notably in geographic and personal naming and in the composition of the civil service via processes such as indigenization.
Dharma name
name for a Buddhist who has taken refuge in three treasures, following the five precepts
religious name
given name bestowed for a religious purpose
legal name
name that identifies a person for legal, administrative and other official purposes
Name–letter effect
measure of self-esteem
slave name
personal name given by others to an enslaved person, or a name inherited from enslaved ancestors
necronym
A necronym (from the Greek words , , "dead", and , , "name") is the name of or a reference to a person who has died. Many cultures have taboos and traditions associated with referring to the deceased, ranging from at one extreme never again speaking the person's real name, bypassing it often by way of circumlocution, to, at the other end, mass commemoration via naming other things or people after the deceased.
deed poll
legal document binding only to a single person or party