"Identity" is the wrong word for this. It comes from the same Latin root as "identical", meaning "sameness" or "oneness". https://www.etymonline.com/word/ident

"Identity" is the wrong word for this. It comes from the same Latin root as "identical", meaning "sameness" or "oneness". https://www.etymonline.com/word/identity https://www.etymonline.com/word/identity A better word might be "alias", Latin for "at another time, in another way, under other circumstances". https://www.etymonline.com/word/alias https://www.etymonline.com/word/alias