legal name
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legal name
noun legal names
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The name of a natural person recognized on official records, especially as recorded on a birth certificate or as changed by a legal process.
He signs his name "Johnny Reb Smith", but his legal name is "Jean-Marie Smith".
Similar: government name, wallet name
- The name of an organization as indicated in its founding documents, or as subsequently changed by a legal process. The legal name of "Jack's Mattresses" is "JM Enterprises {2006} (Illinois) Inc.".
Talk about this word "legal name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legal%20name. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legal name. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20name "legal name." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20name.Cite this
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title = {legal name},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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