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* Friend; neutral, very informal. | * Friend; neutral, very informal. | ||
* Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam. | * Laddam; queer, a mix of Lad and Madam. | ||
* Mamsir/Mamser; a mix of ma'am and sir that is commonly used in Philippine English as a respectful term of address for adults regardless of gender identity or presentation.<ref>[[wikt:mamsir#English|mamsir]]. ''Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary.'' 16 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.</ref> | |||
* Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref> | * Mezz; pronounced [mɛz].<ref name="MoserDevereux2016">{{cite journal|last1=Moser|first1=Charles|last2=Devereux|first2=Maura|title=Gender neutral pronouns: A modest proposal|journal=International Journal of Transgenderism|volume=20|issue=2-3|year=2016|pages=331–332|issn=1553-2739|doi=10.1080/15532739.2016.1217446}}</ref> | ||
* Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam. | * Mir; queer, a mix of Sir and Madam. | ||
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* Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam. | * Mistdam; queer, a mix of Mister and Madam. | ||
*Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress. | *Mistrum: queer; a neutral alternative to Mister and Mistress. | ||
*Pe'n | *Pe'n; neutral, short for "person", pronounced "pen" | ||
* Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name. | * Sa'am; a mix of sir and ma'am. Sounds like a masculine leaning name. | ||
* Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that. | * Sir; neutral, Sir is used neutrally in the military, although this doesn’t work as well outside of that. | ||
* Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am. | * Sir’ram; queer, a mix of Sir and Ma’am. | ||
* Shazam | * Shazam; neutral, coined by a highschool student wishing to address a nonbinary teacher with a formal term of respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*Tiz; neutral, short for citizen. | *Tiz; neutral, short for citizen. | ||
* Zam | * Zam; neutral, based on shazam, coined by Arin Wolfe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|title=Facebook Groups|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230125/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1601168520209978/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
*Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard. | *Ser; neutral, based on Final Fantasy XIV's usage for both male and female knights of Ishgard. | ||
*Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [ | *Mx.; neutral, used similar to Mr. Mrs. or Ms. Pronounced [mɪks]. | ||
===Common nouns=== | ===Common nouns=== | ||
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* '''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Cousin.''' "Neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''Nespring.''' A mix of ''offspring'' and the Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. | * '''Nespring.''' A mix of ''offspring'' and the Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. | ||
* '''Nepos.''' The Latin word ''nepos'', from which both ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. Which is the same word nepotism is derived from. | |||
* '''Neve.''' Middle English word from which ''niece'' and ''nephew'' are derived. | |||
* '''Neave.''' Alternate form of ''neve.'' (See above.) | |||
* '''Nevod.''' Old French for nephew from which ''neve'' was derived. | |||
* '''Neveu.''' Alternate form of ''nevod.'' | |||
* '''Nepots.''' Reconstructed Proto-Italic term from which ''nepos'' was derived. | |||
* '''Niecew.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Niecew.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
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* '''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess. | * '''Minister.''' Standard gender neutral term for priest or priestess. | ||
* '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen. | * '''Monarch.''' Standard gender neutral term for a king or queen. | ||
* '''Monarch's heir.''' Gender neutral term for | * '''Monarch's heir.''' Gender neutral term for crown prince or crown princess. | ||
* '''Movie star''' or '''TV star'''. Standard gender neutral terms for "actor"/"actress", although increasingly the word "actor" is being used regardless of gender,<ref name="Hartzer">{{Cite web |title=Gender Neutral: Actor |last=Hartzer |first=Paul |work=Medium |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028190403/https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> including by some nonbinary stars such as [[Asia Kate Dillon]].<ref name="Dillon2020">{{Cite web |title='Billions' Star Asia Kate Dillon Calls for SAG Awards to Abolish Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Dillon |first=Asia Kate |work=Variety |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/#!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426183029/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | * '''Movie star''' or '''TV star'''. Standard gender neutral terms for "actor"/"actress", although increasingly the word "actor" is being used regardless of gender,<ref name="Hartzer">{{Cite web |title=Gender Neutral: Actor |last=Hartzer |first=Paul |work=Medium |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028190403/https://medium.com/@paulhartzer/gender-neutral-actor-90f5ff200f4d |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> including by some nonbinary stars such as [[Asia Kate Dillon]].<ref name="Dillon2020">{{Cite web |title='Billions' Star Asia Kate Dillon Calls for SAG Awards to Abolish Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Dillon |first=Asia Kate |work=Variety |date=10 June 2020 |access-date=3 July 2020 |url= https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/#!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426183029/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/asia-kate-dillon-billions-sag-awards-open-letter-1234630871/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
* '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | * '''Noble.''' A nobleman/noblewoman, lord/lady, prince/princess, duke/duchess, or many other noble ranks that lack specific gender neutral titles. | ||
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* '''Housespouse.''' Neutral alternative word for housewife and househusband. | * '''Housespouse.''' Neutral alternative word for housewife and househusband. | ||
* '''Latine.''' Neutral alternative to latina and latino. | * '''Latine.''' Neutral alternative to latina and latino. | ||
* '''Parentonym.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This can be used as a hypernym of matronym and patronym, but also to refer to such names in a gender-neutral sense. | |||
* '''Parriarch.''' Gender non-specific term for matriarch and patriarch. | |||
* '''Realm/Crownland.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom. | * '''Realm/Crownland.''' Neutral alternatives for queendom and kingdom. | ||
* '''Spouses/Married.''' Neutral alternatives to "husband & wife", husbands and wifes. | * '''Spouses/Married.''' Neutral alternatives to "husband & wife", husbands and wifes. | ||