1. deadname - Noun
2. deadname - Verb
deadname (plural deadnames)
(neologism, especially LGBT) A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
deadname (third-person singular simple present deadnames, present participle deadnaming, simple past and past participle deadnamed)
To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by a previous name.