Legal Definitions - mutatio nominis

Mutatio Nominis

Mutatio Nominis is a Latin term used in Roman law that means a change of name. This change was allowed as long as it did not harm anyone else.

For example, if a person wanted to change their name from John to Jack, they could do so as long as it did not cause any harm to others. Another example is if a company wanted to change its name from ABC Inc. to XYZ Inc., it could do so as long as it did not cause any harm to other companies with similar names.

These examples illustrate that Mutatio Nominis was allowed in Roman law as long as it did not cause any harm to others.