false name
Assumed identity label
A false name is a name someone uses that isn't their legal or real one—an alias adopted to conceal identity or deceive: He checked into the hotel under a false name.
The term implies intent to mislead, distinguishing it from nicknames or stage names, which may be openly acknowledged.
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- cover storyFalse explanation for actions
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- stolen identityFraudulent use of another's information
- fake credentialsFalsified proof of qualification
anonymity · incognito · double life · sobriquet · handle · forgery · scammer · fraudster · hoaxer · moniker · fake · witness · protection · disguise · deception · on the run · witness protection · nom de guerre
- aliasescodename, nom de plume, handle, nom de guerre, alter ego
- disguisesmask, costume, disguise, fake beard, fake mustache
- Secret Identitiessecret identity, alter ego, dual identity, incognito, nom de plume
- false identitiesassumed identity, fake ID, stolen identity, new identity, nom de plume
- pen namespen names, nom de plume, anonym, alter ego, aliases
authenticity of identity
false namereal name
Actual given identity
true name · legal name · given name · birth name · proper name
name, false, alias, pseudonym, falsehood, falsify, falseness, falsified, falsification