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A pseudonym (/ ˈ sj uː d ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ ˈ eɪ l i. ə s /) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning ().
The French-language phrase nom de plume is used as a synonym for "pen name" [3] (plume means 'pen'). However, it is not the French usage, according to H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler in The King's English, but instead a "back-translation" from English. The French usage is nom de guerre (a more generalised term for 'pseudonym'). [4]
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...
Actually a pseudonym of a collective of writers, and portrayed by one of their relatives during interviews. Richard Bachman, a pseudonym of Stephen King, given a fake biography and author photo. Silence Dogood, a false persona used by Benjamin Franklin to get his work published. Roderick Jaynes, editor of all the films of Joel and Ethan Coen ...
While Swift hid behind a pseudonym in penning the insta-catchy dance track featuring vocals from Rihanna, she's certainly not the first mega-musician to hide behind a fake name to anonymously ...
The pseudonym allows tracking back of data to its origins, which distinguishes pseudonymization from anonymization, [9] where all person-related data that could allow backtracking has been purged. Pseudonymization is an issue in, for example, patient-related data that has to be passed on securely between clinical centers.
a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche