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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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Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Amir, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect his family, said caretakers told him the boy was often crying and wetting his pants.
—Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
The complaint was filed on behalf of a plaintiff using the pseudonym Maria Moe.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Journalist and writer Sandford, which is a pseudonym for John Camp, won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986 and the Distinguished Writing Award of the American Society of Newspaper Editors a year later.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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