Meaning of true name | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The unique name of an entity, which can be used to control or manipulate that entity.
2. A person's preferred name, particularly where this does not match their legal name.

Examples

“He saw that in this dusty and fathomless matter of learning the true name of each place, thing, and being, the power he wanted lay like a jewel at the bottom of a dry well. For magic consists in this, the true naming of a thing.”

“It would be back to the stone floors and getting up when it was still dark and no alcohol under any circumstances and memorising the true names of everything until the brain squeaked.”

“They conjured a world of primitive magic in which evil spirits could not be given their true names for fear of increasing their power.”

“Near-synonym: chosen name”

“I suggested to Sofie that another baptism wasn't necessary since God always knew her deepest self, but we could do an affirmation of baptism with her true name.”

“Mastercard created the True Name card - the first payments product feature that allows people to prominently feature the name they associate with on the front of their card, without requiring a legal name change.”

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