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
Main article: Geographical renaming

Istanbul
  • Constantinople

Ho Chi Minh City
  • Saigon - pre-1976

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

Diseases and disabilities

Down syndrome
  • Mongaloid

Physically disabled
  • Crippled
  • Handicapped

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
Main article: Names of the Romani people

Organizations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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
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See also

References
  1. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2006/07/mumbai_what_about_bombay.html
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