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A pseudonym (/ ˈ sj uː d ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ ˈ eɪ l i. ə s /) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true meaning .
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.
Pangram: a sentence which uses every letter of the alphabet at least once; Tautogram: a phrase or sentence in which every word starts with the same letter; Caesar shift: moving all the letters in a word or sentence some fixed number of positions down the alphabet; Techniques that involve semantics and the choosing of words
Both Arabic words mean "young" (e.g. as in Cheb Khaled, or "Young Khaled"). John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin was born John Baldwin. This is still his legal name, John Paul Jones being his professional name. Some performers take a series of different stage names.
A gag name is a pseudonym intended to be humorous through its similarity to both a real name and a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar. The source of humor stems from the double meaning behind the phrase, although use of the name without prior knowledge of the joke could also be funny.
Taylor Swift Co-Wrote Calvin Harris' 'This is What You Came For' Under Swedish Pseudonym. In fact, everyone from Sir Paul McCartney to Prince, Harry Styles, Elton John and John Lennon and Bob ...
Joe Alwyn reveals why he chose the pseudonym William Bowery when he helped to produce some of girlfriend Taylor Swift's songs on "Folklore" and "Evermore." Joe Alwyn reveals meaning behind ...
pseudonym to disguise the identity of a leader of a militant group, literally "war name", used in France for "pseudonym". [41] nom de plume a "back-translation" from the English "pen name": author's pseudonym. Although now used in French as well, the term was coined in English by analogy with nom de guerre. nonpareil