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[]

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[]

• Gypsy

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[]

• Geographical naming disputes
• Ethnonymy

References[]