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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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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Styles was seen running alongside some 55,000 athletes taking part in the race, reportedly using the pseudonym Sted Sarandos, reports the Associated Press.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Blockchain and bitcoin were created in 2009 by a person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The freshman, identified in the court papers under the pseudonym Son King, said he was repeatedly assaulted on a multistate football camp bus trip from June 12 to June 20 that traveled to Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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