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
Istanbul
- Constantinople
Ho Chi Minh City
- Saigon - pre-1976
Mumbai
- Bombay - pre-1995[1]
Diseases and disabilities
Down syndrome
- Mongolism
Physically disabled
- Crippled
- Handicapped
Tuberculosis
- Consumption - until 2000s
- Tuberculosis
Peoples
Of African descent
- Nigger
- Negro
- Coloured
- Black - still in use
- African-American - in the United States
Indigenous peoples of North America
- Indian - pre-1960s
- Native American - since 1960s
- Indigenous - 1980s
- First Nations
Romani people
Organizations
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
References
- ^ Beam, Christopher (12 July 2006). "How Bombay became Mumbai". Slate.