古こ称しょう

noun

old name; former name

Refers to a name that was used in the past for a person, place, or thing, now replaced by a current name.

• 東とう京きょうの古こ称しょうは江え戸どです。

  The old name for Tokyo is Edo.

• この町まちの古こ称しょうは文ぶん献けんに残のこっている。

  The former name of this town remains in historical documents.