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Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ...

Meaning

To be pseudonymous means that a person is using a false name. It is most commonly used as a pen name, as many writers chose to go by different names. The word comes from the Greek roots pseudo-, meaning false, and -onuma, meaning name.

Other terms with the same meaning are aliases, nicknames, working names, legalized names, pen names, and noms de plume.

Examples of Pseudonymous People

The word Pseudonymous is most commonly used to refer to authors that use pen names, and examples of such people, according to [1] are listed:

Real Name Pen Name Book (One Example)

Theodor Seuss Geisel Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat, Charles Lutwig Dodgson Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland, Samuel Clemens Mark Twain Tom Sawyer, Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard Poor Richard's Almanac, Currer Bell Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre, Chloe Anthony Wolford Toni Morrison Beloved, Mary Ann (Marian) Evans George Eliot Silas Marner, Eric Blair George Orwell Animal Farm Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991). ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist,writer and lecturer. ... Poor Richards Almanac (sometimes Almanack) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for the purpose of this work in the title. ... Charlotte Bront - idealized portrait, 1873 (based on a drawing by George Richmond, 1850) Charlotte Bront (April 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) was an English writer. ... Toni Morrison (born February 18, 1931) is one of the most prominent authors in world literature, having won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell was a British author. ...

There are also authors that have used several pseudonyms. The top ten authors with the most pseudonyms used, according to [2], are:

150 Crowley, Edward Alexander [1875-1947] 68 Paine, Lauran [1916-] 57 Rowland, Donald S(ydney) [1928-] 45 Tubb, E(dwin) C(harles) [1919-] 39 Fearn, J(ohn) R(ussell) [1908-1960] 33 Kaser, Arthur Leroy [1890-1956] 32 Silverberg, Robert [1935-] 27 Bingley, David Ernest [1920-] 27 Creasey, John [1908-1973] 27 Norwood, Victor George Charles

The term is also becoming popular to use when refering to people who run illigitimate schemes on the internet and, especially, e-mail.