name change
Noun
Meaning
Someone's adoption a new name different from their current name.
The legal act by a person of changing their name.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAlternative names
name-change
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Examples
Name change A spouse in a divorce often wants to use his or her birth name or a prior name if he or she has changed his or her name before the marriage sought to be dissolved and wants to keep that name after divorce.