A former name is what a persons name was in the past. For example, if someone was born John Smith and they changed their name to Brain Smith, their former name was John.
It also applies to woman who change their surname when they marry.
There is no former name for it. It has always been known as Lake Tanganyika
A "former surname" is a last name someone used to use, like a married name, or a birth name if someone was adopted, or later changed their name.
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Ethiopia's former name was Abyssinia.
The former name of Suriname was Guyana
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former name does go in parenthesis if stating current name.
The former name of Afghanistan was Khorasan & Ariana
Its former name is the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Persia had no former name, it was always known as Persia.
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Shares its name with a former Secretary of the Treasury?
Edo is the former name for Tokyo, present capital of Japan
There is no former name for it. It has always been known as Lake Tanganyika
Baghdad is Baghdad, there is no former name for the city, nor Persepolis or Babylon.