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
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