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* The name that appears on your Government-issued ID (aka [[Wallet name]])
 
* The name that appears on your Government-issued ID (aka [[Wallet name]])
* A name that is similar to the one on your Government-issued ID, but may include slight variations ("Jen" for "Jennifer", etc.) Note that the use of nicknames may not be perceived as appropriate if the names/nicknames are not [[WASP Name]]s.
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* A name that is similar to the one on your Government-issued ID, but may include slight variations ("Jen" for "Jennifer", etc.) Note that the use of nicknames may not be perceived as appropriate if the names/nicknames are not [[WASP name]]s.
 
* The name that most people know you by, regardless of its resemblance to your Wallet name. This is also, sometimes, called [[Common name]].
 
* The name that most people know you by, regardless of its resemblance to your Wallet name. This is also, sometimes, called [[Common name]].
 
* The name that you call yourself, whether other people call you it or not.
 
* The name that you call yourself, whether other people call you it or not.
   
 
It's often a bad idea to use the term "Real name" because people will conflate these different meanings.
 
It's often a bad idea to use the term "Real name" because people will conflate these different meanings.
 
 
[[Category:Identity]]
 
[[Category:Identity]]

Revision as of 19:22, 1 August 2011

Real name is a term used to describe a name which is considered to represent a person's true identity.

The term is problematic because it can be used to mean many different things:

  • The name that appears on your Government-issued ID (aka Wallet name)
  • A name that is similar to the one on your Government-issued ID, but may include slight variations ("Jen" for "Jennifer", etc.) Note that the use of nicknames may not be perceived as appropriate if the names/nicknames are not WASP names.
  • The name that most people know you by, regardless of its resemblance to your Wallet name. This is also, sometimes, called Common name.
  • The name that you call yourself, whether other people call you it or not.

It's often a bad idea to use the term "Real name" because people will conflate these different meanings.