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Mx
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Appendix:Variations of "mx"
English
Mx (title)
Etymology 1
Coined based on en Mr and en Ms, with en x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.https://practicalandrogyny.tumblr.com/post/118241527942/the-first-recorded-use-of-the-gender-inclusive The first recorded use of the gender-inclusive title Mx in print Practical Androgyny 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20251216134453/https://practicalandrogyny.tumblr.com/post/118241527942/the-first-recorded-use-of-the-gender-inclusive 16 December 2025
Pronunciation
en /mɪks/ /məks/http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title A Gender-Neutral Honorific Words We're Watching Merriam-Webster 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20230510051017/https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mx-gender-neutral-title 10 May 2023https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2023-mx/ Pronunciation The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx gendercensus.com 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20260804233240/https://www.gendercensus.com/results/2023-mx/ 4 August 2026
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-Mx.wav US
Noun
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en LGBTQ A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
en 2010 Sassafras Lowrey Kicked Out 216 https://books.google.com/books?id=lfa08gAPqYQC&lpg=PA216&dq=%22mx%22%20genderqueer&pg=PA216#v=onepage&q=%22mx%20mirage%22&f=false Mx. Mirage. I am a radically queer trannyboi with a big mouth.
en 2013 Heinz Duthel Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand’s Got Talent http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=77i3ohobMgYC&pg=PA84&dq=%22Mx.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Pb3jU8DHOe_e7AaQs4DgDw&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Mx.%22&f=false 84 Books on Demand 2013 9783848232000 It has been proposed that in addition to the honorific Mr. for male and Ms. for female, that the honorific Mx. be used for intersexuals
en 2014 Laura Erickson-Schroth Trans Bodies, Trans Selves https://books.google.com/books?id=EuB_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA559&dq=%22(+Mx+Justin+Vivian+Bond%22 559 Oxford University Press 9780199325351 One of the most well-known gender nonconforming cabaret artists (who now works primarily in full length cabaret shows) is Mx Justin Vivian Bond.
en Elizabeth A. Harris Barnard College, After Much Discussion, Decides to Accept Transgender Women http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/nyregion/barnard-college-to-accept-transgender-women.html The New York Times 4 June 2015 “I think the thing that was most surprising was how supportive and gung-ho a lot older alums were,” said Mx. LoSchiavo, who graduated this year (and would have been admitted under the new policy, having identified as a female at the time of application). https://web.archive.org/web/20250112101648/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/05/nyregion/barnard-college-to-accept-transgender-women.html 12 January 2025
2020, Provincial Court of British Columbia, "A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court," 16 December 2020:
In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called "salutation"), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: "My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns." ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)
Alternative forms
en Mx.
Coordinate terms
en Mixter
en Mt, en Mm
en M.
Translations
gender-neutral general honorific title
Afrikaans: af mx
Esperanto: eo s-ano only used for Esperantists, eo gesinjoro nonstandard
French: fr Mx
Ido: io sioro
Italian: it signorə neologism, rare, it signor/a bureaucratic
Japanese: ja さん san any gender, ja 様 さま, sama respect, ja 氏 し, shi formal
References
Etymology 2
Noun
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en medicine en management.
Anagrams
en mx XM
en Non-binary Transgender Titles
French
Pronunciation
mixe
Noun
fr noun gneut Mx
fr neologism rare LGBTQ A gender-neutral title used instead of M. (Monsieur), Mme (Madame), etc.
fr L’école primaire de Richelieu a fait parvenir une lettre aux parents d’élèves de cinquième et de sixième année afin de les informer que leurs enfants auront pour prof Mx Martine une journée par cycle, cette année. La Presse https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/education/2023-08-31/l-embauche-d-une-enseignante-non-binaire-suscite-la-controverse.php 31 August 2023 L’embauche d’une enseignante non binaire suscite la controverse Émilie Bilodeau https://web.archive.org/web/20250820071119/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/education/2023-08-31/l-embauche-d-une-enseignante-non-binaire-suscite-la-controverse.php 20 August 2025
fr Non-binary Transgender Titles