Talk:slave name

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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Equinox in topic Definition needs work
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Definition needs work[edit]

@BD2412 Any name given to you at birth by your parents is a "slave name" by the current definition. Equinox 16:53, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Reply

  • Wikipedia defines it as "the personal name given by others to an enslaved person, or a name inherited from enslaved ancestors", but I don't think this reflects modern usage, where people who meet neither condition sometimes use the term to describe their legal name as something imposed on them by society. bd2412 T 17:26, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Reply
@BD2412: At least "derogatory" then? Or only where the name is unwanted? Currently it reads as a neutral term. Equinox 17:32, 11 September 2021 (UTC)Reply