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A multiple-use name or anonymity pseudonym is a name used by many different people to protect anonymity. [1] It is a strategy that has been adopted by many unconnected radical and cultural groups, where the construct of personal identity has been criticised.
William Sydney Porter, known widely by his pen name O. Henry or Olivier Henry, in 1909. A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
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 ().
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Apply common sense when approaching biographical subjects with nicknames per se (like "Pugface" or "the Botswana Kid") and short names that are often mislabeled nicknames, such as diminutives and abbreviations (hypocorisms), like, respectively, Betty or Liz for Elizabeth, and Billy or Will for William).
Ah, right, pseudonyms,” he stated. Travis, for his part, noted, “Silent Ps always get me, the silent Ps.” Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce's Most Supportive Quotes About Each Other
Paul McCartney. In addition releasing EDM music under the name Fireman, early in his career Sir Paul went undercover as Bernard Webb to write the song "Woman" for the duo Peter and Gordon.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...