List of historical common names

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

Places[edit]

Istanbul[edit]

  • Constantinople

Ho Chi Minh City[edit]

  • Saigon - pre-1976

Mumbai[edit]

  • Bombay - pre-1995[1]

Diseases and disabilities[edit]

Down syndrome[edit]

  • Mongolism

Physically disabled[edit]

  • Crippled
  • Handicapped

Tuberculosis[edit]

Peoples[edit]

Of African descent[edit]

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

Indigenous peoples of North America[edit]

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

Romani people[edit]

Organizations[edit]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit]

  • Church of Christ - 1830 to 1834
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - 1834 onward

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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