courtesy name
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
courtesy name (plural courtesy names)
- From Chinese culture, a given name to be used later in life in place of one's given name, as a symbol of adulthood and respect.
- Synonym: style name
- Coordinate term: art name
Translations[edit]
given named to be used in later life in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood