前ぜん名めい

noun

previous name; former name

Refers to a name someone or something had before the current one. Often used in formal or legal contexts, such as a person's former surname or a company's old name.

• 彼かれの前ぜん名めいは田た中なかだったが、結けっ婚こんして鈴すず木きになった。

  His previous name was Tanaka, but after marriage he became Suzuki.

• この会かい社しゃの前ぜん名めいは山やま田だ商しょう事じです。

  The former name of this company is Yamada Trading.