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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
  • By trading Spider-Man's open-world liberation for linear pacing and hollow hacking-and-slashing, Insomniac delivers a mid-tier action game wrapped in a premium brand name.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The study was funded by Revolution Medicines, which will be selling daraxonrasib under the brand name Rasonque.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 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
  • Kuechly needs to explain some football vernacular a little more.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Over Taiwanese breakfast, Claira Janover, a lively 28-year-old working for the AI fashion start-up Phia, is explaining the latest vernacular from Wasia.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 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
  • The common name pilot black snake is a misnomer, stemming from an old belief that the black rat snake led rattlesnakes and other snake species to favorable overwintering sites.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of misnomer
Noun
  • That red coat Swift strutted into Arrowhead a few days before Christmas in 2024 for the Chiefs-Texans game in a statement-making, cherry red faux fur and suede coat with fluffy cuffs and collar by British label Charlotte Simone.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Since founding her namesake women’s luxury fashion label in 2016, Alejandra Alonso Rojas has been a powerful figure in the industry through her thoughtful designs.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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