nom de guerre

See also: nom-de-guerre

English

Alternative forms

• nom-de-guerre

Etymology

Borrowed from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnɒm də ˈɡɛə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

nom de guerre (plural noms de guerre)

Examples
Willy Brandt (born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm) Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) Pol Pot (born Saloth Sâr) Abu Mohammad al-Julani (born Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa)

1. Synonym of pseudonym; (particularly) a pseudonym adopted by a soldiers, revolutionaries or resistance fighter

Hyponyms

• nom de plume
• pen name
• stage name

Derived terms

• nom de plume

Translations

pseudonym — see pseudonym

French

Etymology

Literally, “name of war”, referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃ d(ə) ɡɛʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

nom de guerre m (plural noms de guerre)

1. pseudonym used in wartime

   La Tulipe, Sans-Quartier, Va-de-bon-cœur, sont des noms de guerre du passé que des soldats prenaient en s’engageant.

   The Tulip, No-Quarter, Merry-Go, are wartime nicknames from the past taken by soldiers while enroling

2. (by extension) nom de guerre: pseudonym

   Synonyms: nom d’emprunt, pseudonyme

   Hyponyms: nom de code, nom de plume, nom de scène

Related terms

• nom de code
• nom de plume
• nom de scène
• nom d’emprunt

Descendants

• → English: nom de guerre

Further reading

• “guerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.