Mastodawn

Real name is the name you use and by whom others know you. You can have many, for different contexts. For example, a name within your immediate family, an another among each friend group.

Legal name is the name your government knows you by. Most governments only allow one.

Do not confuse these. Do not say "real" when you mean "legal".

#rant #names

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Flor, trouble

@liw the only kind of name used for you by a group of others that isn't a real name is the name of a role played character. And even then, the character can become part of the self.