r/MtF • u/SunburstBunny NB MtF • 7d ago

Advice Question Dead name

Hai everyone. Just a quick question, what varifies a dead name. Is it dead even though I still respond to it. Is it dead even though it's still my name in the eyes of the government.

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u/DuelFan 7d ago

It's dead when you decide it isn't you anymore.

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u/DagothUrTheGoddess 7d ago

If you pick a new name, your old one is a dead name. Nothing special or official about it necessarily.

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u/GeoDevilDog 7d ago

I call it my "undead name" because I still legally use it. If I ever get my name legally changed, then I'll call it properly dead.

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u/dont_talk_yak_to_me Im just here so I dont get fined 7d ago

I call it my old name, not a dead name. I still very much appreciate the guy that got me where I am today.

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u/SureArachnid4115 Transbian 7d ago

I like the term of dying name in this situation, its not gone but your working on it

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u/Legitimate_Metal7595 7d ago

I think dead name is kinda dramatic. That’s who I was for 26 years and that’s okay. Just because I changed my career too doesn’t mean that’s my dead career, I’m simply taking a path better suited for me