AKA
Pseudonym preceder, abbreviated
AKA is an abbreviation for "also known as," introducing an alias or alternative name: The suspect, AKA "Big Tony," was apprehended Tuesday.
This capitalized form appears in formal documents, legal contexts, and journalism.
Some style guides prefer periods (A.K.A.), though the unpunctuated version dominates modern usage. (Lowercase aka is the informal variant.)
Fictitious professional name
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
- screen nameOnline identity alias
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
nom de guerre · code name · assumed name · false name · handle · moniker · sobriquet · byname
Phrase introducing alternate names
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
Born as, regarding surname
- maiden nameSurname before marriage
- married nameSurname acquired through matrimony
- legal nameOfficial designation on records
- given namePersonal name from birth
birth name · trade name · title · identification · documentation · records · certificate
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
- screen nameOnline identity alias
nom de plume · nom de guerre · code name · assumed name · false name · handle · moniker · sobriquet · byname · nickname
also known as
Phrase introducing alternate names
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
née
Born as, regarding surname
- maiden nameSurname before marriage
- married nameSurname acquired through matrimony
- legal nameOfficial designation on records
given name · birth name · trade name · title · identification · documentation · records · certificate
- aliasespseudonym, assumed name, code name, false name, cover name
- Symbols and Abbreviationsabbreviation, acronym, shorthand, initialism, contraction
- Black GreeksAlpha Kappa Alpha, DST, step show, stepping, stroll
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
- South African Musicians
AKAreal name
Actual given identity
true name · legal name · given name · birth name · proper name
AKAnée
Born as, regarding surname
born · actually · in reality · truly · originally