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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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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 2 June 2025
In addition, Rowling has published five Comoran Strike novels under the Galbraith pseudonym since 2013.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Chen – a pseudonym to protect his real identity – is part of a team of internet sleuths whose mission is to shut down a shadowy global network that mutilates and kills cats for profit.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The civil complaint, according to ESPN, was filed by a plaintiff using the pseudonym Jane Doe in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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