diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/models.py b/src/apps/lyric/models.py
index 8ab8103..7985ce2 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/models.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/models.py
@@ -151,11 +151,14 @@ class User(AbstractBaseUser):
     @property
     def active_title_display(self):
         """Render-ready string for "{username} the {title}" attributions —
-        returns the donned Note's recognition title, or 'Earthman' when no
-        Note is donned. The 'Earthman' default mirrors the dashboard greeting
-        fallback in dashboard/views.home_page."""
+        returns the donned Note's `display_name`, or 'Earthman' when no
+        Note is donned. Uses `display_name` (not `display_title`) so the
+        Baltimorean rename — `display_title="Ard!"` (navbar DON greeting
+        flair only) vs. `display_name="Baltimorean"` (everywhere else) —
+        propagates to inline attributions like `.post-attribution`. For
+        non-overridden slugs the two are equal so this is a no-op."""
         if self.active_title_id:
-            return self.active_title.display_title
+            return self.active_title.display_name
         return "Earthman"
 
     @property
diff --git a/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_models.py b/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_models.py
index 0378d11..05794e2 100644
--- a/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_models.py
+++ b/src/apps/lyric/tests/integrated/test_models.py
@@ -51,6 +51,32 @@ class UserModelTest(TestCase):
         user.refresh_from_db()
         self.assertIsNone(user.active_title)
 
+    def test_active_title_display_returns_earthman_when_no_note_donned(self):
+        user = User.objects.create(email="a@b.cde")
+        self.assertEqual(user.active_title_display, "Earthman")
+
+    def test_active_title_display_uses_display_name_not_display_title(self):
+        """Inline attributions like `.post-attribution` should render the
+        Note's `display_name`, not its `display_title` — the only divergence
+        today is Baltimorean (display_title="Ard!" navbar-flair, display_name
+        ="Baltimorean" everywhere else). Pinning here so future Notes that
+        override one field but not the other don't surprise the post page."""
+        user = User.objects.create(email="ard@b.cde")
+        note = Note.objects.create(user=user, slug="baltimorean", earned_at=timezone.now())
+        user.active_title = note
+        user.save(update_fields=["active_title"])
+        self.assertEqual(user.active_title_display, "Baltimorean")
+
+    def test_active_title_display_falls_through_to_display_title_for_non_overridden_slugs(self):
+        """Stargazer / Schizo / Nomad don't override display_name, so
+        active_title_display returns the same string display_title would —
+        the rename pattern is no-op for these surfaces."""
+        user = User.objects.create(email="star@b.cde")
+        note = Note.objects.create(user=user, slug="stargazer", earned_at=timezone.now())
+        user.active_title = note
+        user.save(update_fields=["active_title"])
+        self.assertEqual(user.active_title_display, note.display_title)
+
 class LoginTokenModelTest(TestCase):
     def test_links_user_with_autogen_uid(self):
         login_token1 = LoginToken.objects.create(email="a@b.cde")