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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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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Soon after, romance writers seized the topic and have refused to let go, starting with Jill Myles’s Wicked Games, published under the pseudonym Jessica Clare in 2011.
—Hannah Berman
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The woman, who filed a lawsuit under the pseudonym Jane Doe, accused Almanzar of assault, battery and negligence.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Lisa, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym because several members of her family are undocumented, is protected from deportation by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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