cryptonyms

plural of cryptonym

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Noun
  • In Sweden, first names must be cleared by the Tax Agency, which rejects those likely to cause offense, and name changes must retain at least one original name.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Winterstone has tattooed monikers on many celebs, including Teigen and Matt Damon, who has his wife's and daughters' first names on his right arm.
    Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone on both sides of my family has always used family names, which has been really important to me to continue only using family names with my children.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike the neo-Leninist underground, moreover, dissidents had no desire to revive Bolshevik revolutionary traditions, with their ideological discipline, armed conspiracy, and noms de guerre.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The twins were given names based on their personalities, according to the release.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other denominations have faced reckonings and made changes.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Other Christian denominations are undergoing similar reckonings.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Although some characters in Red Alert have pseudonyms, both series end with images of the actors embracing their real-life counterparts.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The platform’s private servers let activists organize out of the public eye, often under pseudonyms, and use text and calling features.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Cryptonyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cryptonyms. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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