nomatophobia

English

Noun

nomatophobia (uncountable)

1. A morbid fear of names.
   • 2004, Natalie Kristina Goldstraw, Superlative: Echoes of the Postmodern Condition, page 103:

     Did you hear of the pogonophobic barber, / Who suddenly decided that he wanted fame? / But on the stage he developed nomatophobia, / And couldn't bear to hear his own name.

   • 2012, Tonwa Anthony, The Crazy Nigerian, page 1:

     It was as if they had a sudden attack of nomatophobia (the fear of names).