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Pseudonym has its origins in the Greek adjective pseudōnymos, which means “bearing a false name.” French speakers adopted the Greek word as the noun 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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Mark Twain is the pseudonym of the American writer Samuel L. Clemens.
the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given by her family as a cultural measure among their Indigenous Warlpiri people to avoid the utterance of a deceased person’s name during a mourning period.
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, enabling customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Many 18th- and 19th-century authors wrote under pseudonyms (pen names).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, allowing customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, enabling customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Many 18th- and 19th-century authors wrote under pseudonyms (pen names).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Polymarket uses cryptocurrencies to settle bets, allowing customers to use pseudonyms and remain anonymous.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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