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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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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
In the 1998 film, Johnny Depp starred as famous journalist Hunter S. Thompson under the pseudonym Raoul Duke.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The inmates were named by pseudonym, and their prisons were blacked out.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Speaking confidentially under the pseudonym Lea, the victim claims in the Feb. 7 story that she was contacted by an individual claiming to be Henderson's agent after posting on a Virgin River fan page.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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