List of historical common names explained

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

Places

See main article: Geographical renaming.

Istanbul

• Constantinople

Ho Chi Minh City

• Saigon - pre-1976

Mumbai

See main article: Renaming of cities in India.

• 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

See main article: Names of the Romani people.

• Gypsy

Organizations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

See 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

• Geographical naming disputes
• Ethnonymy

Notes and References

1. How Bombay became Mumbai. Slate . 12 July 2006 . Beam . Christopher .