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name change

name change noun: the legal act by a person of changing their name.

Noun

name change (plural name changes)

  1. The legal act by a person of changing their name.
  2. One's adoption of a new name that is different from their current name.

Forms of name change

pluralname changes
alternative formname-change

Origin of name change

From name + change.

Questions about name change

What does name change mean?
Name change means the legal act by a person of changing their name.
What part of speech is name change?
Name change is a noun.
What is the plural of name change?
The plural of name change is name changes.

Words near name change in the dictionary

  1. name calling
  2. name callings
  3. name calls
  4. name card
  5. name cards
  6. name change
  7. name changes
  8. name day
  9. name days
  10. name drop
  11. name dropped

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