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Pseudonym has its origins in the Greek adjective pseudōnymos, which means “bearing a false name.” French speakers adopted the Greek word as the noun 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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Mark Twain is the pseudonym of the American writer Samuel L. Clemens.
the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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According to court documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, a woman, using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her identity, claims that the renowned plastic surgeon drugged and assaulted her in early May 2025.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This result prompted the lab to run a confirmation test, which determined that Alexa (who asked to be identified with a pseudonym) did not have the virus.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Nightmare Eclipse, the pseudonym the researcher goes by, released a handful of high-severity vulnerabilities in recent months, making them zero-days that had the potential to be exploited in the wild.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Ken, Bev and Cat (all three are pseudonyms) were neighbors in the complex who all worked as filmmakers.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This result prompted the lab to run a confirmation test, which determined that Alexa (who asked to be identified with a pseudonym) did not have the virus.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
Nightmare Eclipse, the pseudonym the researcher goes by, released a handful of high-severity vulnerabilities in recent months, making them zero-days that had the potential to be exploited in the wild.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Ken, Bev and Cat (all three are pseudonyms) were neighbors in the complex who all worked as filmmakers.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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