Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

O/K-Name

English translation:

religious name or pseudonym; religious name or pseudonym for artistic purposes

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May 7, 2018 06:44
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German term

O/K-Name

German to English Other Geography
In the record maintained by a municipal government relating to an application by a citizen for a passport, after Wohnort and Ortszusatz, the field "O/K-Name" appears. The field after the word "O/K-Name" is blank, so I don't have more clues.
"O" may mean "Ort", and "K" may mean "Kreis", but I am not finding anything for "O/K".
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 Religious name or pseudonym

Proposed translations

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Religious name or pseudonym

My German passport has a field for Ordens- oder Künstlername. I suspect is might be this.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2018-05-07 12:50:11 GMT)
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It might be (I wish we could edit here).
Peer comment(s):

agree Axel Dittmer : must be it, it's also on the 'Personalausweis'. Wish I had a 'Künstlername';-)
14 mins
Thank you. I hadn't checked my Personalausweis, but it is there too, in very small letters!
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berufsname
3 hrs
Thank you.
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