necronym

== English == === Etymology === From necro- +‎ -onym; from Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “death”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). === Noun === necronym (plural necronyms) The name of a person who has died. A substitute name used to refer to a person who has died (instead of the name the person had in life). A name or name element which indicates that someone the person was closely related to is dead. === See also === deadname dead-naming patronym