Meaning & use

FKA

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An abbreviation for 'formerly known as,' used to indicate a person's or thing's previous name.

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The company, FKA Acme Tools, rebranded last year after a merger.

The document referred to the artist FKA 'The Kid' before her stage name change.

A note on using this word

Common in legal, business, and news writing to note a name change without erasing the earlier reference.

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