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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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The tip was submitted under the pseudonym ‘Tailor’ with the subject line ‘Loverrrrrr’, the name of Swift’s seventh studio album, released in 2019.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Bell County under the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect the accuser's identity.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Lafferty’s book The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up posits the theory that Andrew Todd Walker, an pseudonym, was the killer, not Arthur Leigh Allen, who went to school with Lafferty.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Ghandour’s aunt, a midwife whose home becomes a refuge, and Natalie, also known by the pseudonym Leila, whose journey through shelters and family violence reveals the human cost of Iraq’s legal vacuum where women are concerned.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2025
The lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Bell County under the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect the accuser's identity.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Lafferty’s book The Zodiac Killer Cover-Up posits the theory that Andrew Todd Walker, an pseudonym, was the killer, not Arthur Leigh Allen, who went to school with Lafferty.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Ghandour’s aunt, a midwife whose home becomes a refuge, and Natalie, also known by the pseudonym Leila, whose journey through shelters and family violence reveals the human cost of Iraq’s legal vacuum where women are concerned.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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