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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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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
One of them was 28-year-old Sara (a pseudonym), who fled abuse in Iran and turned to the United States out of desperation and hope, only to have her dreams of freedom and safety dashed and her trauma deepen.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
While Wright’s film is based on King’s novel released under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, the story will differ from the reiteration Schwarzenegger starred in nearly 40 years ago.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
The plans to conduct mass layoffs remain intact, and staff have continued to have meetings about the cuts, according to the employee, who took the stand under the pseudonym Alex Doe.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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