Short for 'also known as,' used to introduce another name or title someone is called by.
Modern English abbreviation formed from the first letters of 'also,' 'known,' and 'as.' Became commonly used in the 1900s, especially in legal and criminal records.
Rappers and musicians often have multiple names (stage name aka birth name), but in criminal databases, 'aka' helps track people who deliberately change identities to escape their past.
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