English

name change

The legal act by a person of changing their name.

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    Origin

    From name + change.

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    • partEnglishname “Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishname
        • inheritedOld Englishnama
      • inheritedMiddle Englishnamen
        • inheritedOld Englishnamian “to name, mention”
      • borrowedSpanishñame
        • derivedWolofñàmbi “cassava”
    • partEnglishchange “To become something different.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishchaungen
        • borrowedAnglo-Normanchaunger

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