fictional name
Made-up character label
A fictional name is a name invented for a character, place, or thing that doesn't exist in reality: Hogwarts, Sherlock Holmes, Narnia.
The term also describes pseudonyms or aliases used to conceal real identity: He checked into the hotel under a fictional name.
In legal contexts, fictional names may refer to placeholder names like John Doe used when actual identities are unknown or protected.
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- protagonistStory's central figure
- inventedCreated something new
imaginary · made-up · hero · villain · moniker · storybook · fantasy · literary · nom de plume · nom de guerre · alter ego · cover story · byline · persona · nickname · assumed · John Doe · Jane Doe
- names in literaturepseudonym, nom de plume
fictional namereal name
Actual given identity
legal name · true name · birth name · given name · official name
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