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# How to pronounce "deadname" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈdɛd.neɪm/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_%28NaomiAmethyst%29-deadname.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_%28NaomiAmethyst%29-deadname.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **dead·name**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun, verb
- **NOUN**: A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.
  - *Example*: "And when people constantly refer to you as your deadname [a name that you previously went by], or use the incorrect pronouns, it really is like getting slapped with a wet fish."
- **VERB**: To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by their previous name.
  - *Example*: "Using trans peoples' dead names – names that they were born with which are either wrong through either legal or preferential means – has been and always will be an act of aggression, not just to the person you're deadnaming but to all trans people."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "deadname" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "This is part of a national pattern. ProPublica contacted all law enforcement agencies in locations where trans people have been killed since 2015, and found that 87 percent of victims were deadnamed or misgendered by authorities. Many police departments cite an internal policy to go with the name and sex listed on a victim’s state ID."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=900bLSMuA4A&t=306s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [deacetylate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deacetylate), [deacetylation](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deacetylation), [deacidification](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deacidification), [deacidify](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deacidify), [deacon](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deacon), [deaconal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deaconal), [deaconate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deaconate), [deaconess](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deaconess)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "deadname" correctly?
"deadname" is pronounced `/ˈdɛd.neɪm/`. Syllable breakdown: **dead·name**.

### What does "deadname" mean in context?
A previous name of a person (especially a transgender person) who has since changed their name.

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