allonym

English

Etymology

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

Noun

allonym (plural allonyms)

1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
2. (uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.

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

Anagrams

• malonyl