allonym

English

Etymology

From allo- (“other, different”) +‎ -onym (“name”), probably from French allonyme.^[1]

Noun

allonym (plural allonyms)

2. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.

   Antonyms: autonym; orthonym, alethonym

4. (uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.

   Antonym: autonym

Derived terms

• (adj.): allonymous

Translations

the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name

Catalan: al·lònim (ca) m Estonian: rööpnimi, allonüüm French: allonyme (fr) m German: Allonym Italian: allonimo m Polish: alonim m, allonim m Portuguese: alónimo m (Portugal), alônimo m (Brazil) Sicilian: allònimu m

See also

• apocrypha, apocryphal works

References

1. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "allonym, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2012.

Anagrams

• malonyl