Board Thread:Policies/@comment-112155-20170304175303/@comment-26066818-20170304212124

I think the better analogy is between "Bucky's Mother" and "Frankenstein's Monster". Each character has no specific identity of their own. They exist, fictionally and thematically, as an extension of another character. It's essentially their codename, the way they are referred to and understood in the stories. Several comics have mentioned that the von Frankensteins changed their names in later generations to avoid the stigma associated with it, but we don't rewrite history and start calling him "Katzenelnbogen's Monster (Earth-616)". I wouldn't recommend changed it even if Victor von Frankenstein himself changed his name before dying.

This woman was "Bucky's Mother" throughout her life. She was defined by that role, but she also would have no idea who "Julia Winters" is if you said that name to her. Yes, according to Naming Conventions, the most technically accurate way to define her would be as The Biological Mother of the child eventually known as Julia Winters, but this is a case where technical accuracy should really take a backseat to thematic value and easy-of-use for the wiki and its visitors.