Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
Deadnaming or birthnaming occurs when a trans and/or nonbinary person is named not by their chosen/new legal and correct name, but with or without intent by the name given to them at birth, which often induces gender dysphoria and is generally perceived to be very uncomfortable and especially when done multiple times and with visible intent to be very offensive and upsetting.
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Movie • 2023 Report
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bigbud
The main villain insists on calling the sentient animals by their code numbers rather than the names they chose for themselves.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
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jdpamv
Not with clear intent but yes, there is one scene with deadnaming.
TV Show • 2005 Report
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I dont remember the episode but its a trans couple (mtf and ftm) and one of their fathers deadnames them.
Movie • 2007 Report
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keiragrenier
technically in the beginning credits elliot page (who plays juno) is deadnamed
Video Game • 2020 Report
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jdpamv
Lev is deadnamed by a villainous group.
TV Show • 2011 Report
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TV Show • 2013 Report
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Sleepyfroggi
Character gets called the same name as his mom and is referred to with she/her pronouns.
TV Show • 1989 Report
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Jamjam
S20
E20
A weird example - Dr Hibbert says of Helen Lovejoy: "I remember when she was Helen Schwartzbaum, and I remember when she was Harold Schwartzbaum!" Helen has never been depicted as trans before or after this and has a biological child with Reverend Lovejoy, their daughter Jessica.
Anime • 2018 Report
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ArcadeTumblrBitch
Lily’s dad deadnames her in flashbacks.
TV Show • 2020 Report
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BlkRose96
S3
E3
Kinda; a main character is called a name she doesn't prefer by another character despite her corrections.
Movie • 2018 Report
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Cassiman
After Paimon possesses Peter, he is referred to as Charlie, who is the girl he used to possess.
Movie • 2022 Report
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A trans (mtf) character is forced to stay in a male-only cabin and wear masculine clothing. The character is also referred to as her deadname and called “he”
TV Show • 2022 Report
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TV Show • 1997 Report
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TV Show • 2004 Report
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Dan
S2
E2
(Spoilers) While no dead-naming occurs, a patient is misgendered as it is discovered that she is intersex
TV Show • 1989 Report
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OJAndToothpaste
Several Saiyan characters, most notably Vegeta, insist on referring to Goku by his saiyan birth name.
Movie • 1999 Report
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SiRenfield
Smith referring to Neo as “Mr. Anderson” is basically confirmed to be an allegory for this…that and the movie itself kind of dies it retroactively on a meta level
TV Show Report
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NC98
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E10
This episode is all about Adam & the obstacles he has to overcome to his family sans Drew who was accepting of him - with a few bumps in the road - since the beginning as a transgender man.
His birthname Gracie is mentioned by a family member, though I don't remember if it was the grandmother or Audra Torres
TV Show • 2016 Report
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Cabbagiez
In multiple occasions throughout both seasons Dirk and other Blackwing subjects are referred to either by their project title or a name other than the name they go by. this is shown to distress Dirk.
TV Show • 2003 Report
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kosquared
In a rather notable scene, in one episode Jenny argues with her mom, Nora Wakeman, about how she isn't "XJ-9" after Nora repeatedly refers to her as such.
TV Show • 2022 Report
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Pantalones
Jim is called by their birthname by the nun who raised them and trained them. Jim's pronouns are respected by the nun, however.
Book • 2022 Report
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Mel15
Yes, the main character's mother only uses his deadname for him. I think a priest also.
But there is also a great depiction of how to do it right.
YouTube • 2023 Report
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Jailyn
There is — at first before the eggs were discovered to be different genders from the same sex they were assigned to. JuanaFlippa goes by JuanaFlippa and her family excepts her after finding out, celebrating. And Leonardo/a is excepting of her/his identity! Both are equally trans and gender-fluid eggs!
Movie • 2014 Report
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QuintusHazard
Though it probably isn't considered deadnaming in the trans sense, near the start of the series, Holly says that her friends call her Seiko, and that she won't respond to Joseph unless she is called this. Joseph objects to this and says Holly is the name he gave her so he'll keep calling her that, in a way that might resonate with a trans audience whose parents may have said the same thing to them.
Video Game • 2019 Report
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Movie • 2023 Report
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Movie • 1999 Report
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
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Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
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SiRenfield
A supposedly cis woman is called by her birth name rather than her stage name but she’s not too discomforted about it, more just mildly embarrassed
TV Show • 2021 Report
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Technically, Steven is called Marc by Layla as that’s which alter she knows them as