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Pseudonym, has its origins in the Greek word pseudōnymos, which means "bearing a false name." Greek speakers formed their word by combining pseud-, meaning "false," and onyma, meaning "name." French speakers adopted the Greek word as pseudonyme, and English speakers later modified the French word into pseudonym. Many celebrated authors have used pseudonyms. Samuel Clemens wrote under the pseudonym "Mark Twain," Charles Lutwidge Dodgson assumed the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll," and Mary Ann Evans used "George Eliot" as her pseudonym.
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Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
Alex is a pseudonym for one of our research subjects.
—Deborah Omontese, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2025
Everyone gets a pseudonym, and geographic locations and other details are obscured.
—Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Editor’s picks At the National Institute of Health, Amber, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy, worked in the Office of AIDS Research.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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