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List of historical common names

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This is an incomplete list of historical common names. Names may have been changed because they were considered pejorative.

Places

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Main article: Geographical renaming

Istanbul

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  • Constantinople

Ho Chi Minh City

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  • Saigon - pre-1976

Mumbai

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Main article: Renaming of cities in India
  • Bombay - pre-1995[1]

Diseases and disabilities

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Down syndrome

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  • Mongolism

Physically disabled

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  • Crippled
  • Handicapped

Tuberculosis

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Peoples

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Of African descent

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  • Nigger
  • Negro
  • Coloured
  • Black - still in use
  • African-American - in the United States

Indigenous peoples of North America

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  • Indian - pre-1960s
  • Native American - since 1960s
  • Indigenous - 1980s
  • First Nations

Romani people

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Main article: Names of the Romani people

Organizations

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Main article: Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Church of Christ - 1830 to 1834
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - 1834 onward

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beam, Christopher (12 July 2006). "How Bombay became Mumbai". Slate.
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