courtesy name
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courtesy name
noun courtesy names
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An alias used instead of one's given name by peers and subordinates as a symbol of adulthood and respect in China and sometimes more broadly other East Asian cultures.
Confucius's birth name was Kong Qiu, but his courtesy name was Kong Zhongni.
Similar: style name
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Talk about this word "courtesy name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/courtesy%20name. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. courtesy name. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/courtesy%20name "courtesy name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/courtesy%20name.Cite this
@misc{courtesy_name_2026,
title = {courtesy name},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/courtesy%20name},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
