trivial name

noun

Definition of trivial namenext
as in pen name

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trivial name
  1. pen name
  2. trade name
  3. brand name
  4. nom de plume
  5. vernacular
  6. binomial
  7. misnomer
  8. label
Noun
  • Shangguanluan, a Chinese writer and activist who is known professionally by her pen name, moved to Taiwan in 2021 with her Taiwanese husband.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An economy that stretches to Haiti For Jean-Marie Denis, the Haitian writer and Little Haiti cultural activist better known by his pen name, Jan Mapou, the withdrawal of Haitians from public life evokes something from Haiti’s past.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pen name
Noun
  • Drop by the Los Gatos library and get trained on how to use Narcan (the trade name for naloxone) to help someone experiencing an opioid overdose.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These are available at garden centers under a range of trade names.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
Definition of trade name
Noun
  • The drug is also prescribed for weight loss under the brand name Zepbound.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The drug, called brepocitinib, will be marketed under the brand name Lisraya.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of brand name
Noun
  • There was the use of nom de plume when a reporter was concerned about retribution for news content, but many reports identified sources for information so that readers at least understood whether to believe the story.
    — Shannon E. Martin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In person, the author Freida McFadden (her nom de plume) has a sweet, shy demeanor—but don’t be fooled.
    — E.L. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of nom de plume
Noun
  • Although the vernacular of prog rock has been an important part of Mastodon’s sound for the past 20 years, the group’s adventurous soloing comes even more to the fore on Marrow Deep.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOL in aerospace vernacular, generally will carry four passengers and a pilot.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of vernacular
Noun
  • Whatever its origin story, it might be argued that as the shortest binomial composed entirely of vowels, Ia io gives scientists reason enough to shout hurrah.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
  • She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.
    — Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of binomial
Noun
  • In addition, there are the findings of the Police Reform Organizing Project’s (PROP) Court Monitoring Project, a kind of misnomer since its work actually involves assessing NYPD arrest practices.
    — Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The name was a misnomer, as the species, known scientifically as Rubus armeniacus, is actually native to Armenia and northern Iran.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Definition of misnomer
Noun
  • Fashion editors are obsessed with the label’s ethereal, high-quality picks that, TBH, rival high-end brands.
    — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When Tupac Shakur died in 1996, investigators at the time pointed to an East Coast-West Coast record label rivalry as precipitating his violent end.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of label
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“Trivial name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trivial%20name. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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