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Presumably your birth name given to you by your parents. Describing it as "state given" seems intentionally misleading...
by Karsteski 6y ago
Presumably your birth name given to you by your parents. Describing it as "state given" seems intentionally misleading...
- lmilcin 6y agoIt should be called "state-recognized". The state does not give you name, but it registers it and uses it to recognize you in various situations. Usually the name is not enough to identify a person (and fun/disaster ensues when this is attempted) so, usually, more information is needed to identify a person.
- criley2 6y agoIt should probably be "legal" name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_name