fictitious name
Pen name, perhaps
A fictitious name is a name used for business purposes that differs from the owner's legal name—also called a "doing business as" (DBA) name or trade name.
Businesses must typically register fictitious names with local authorities: She filed a fictitious name statement before opening the shop.
The term also applies more broadly to any made-up name used to conceal identity.
- ghost writerHired anonymous author
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- alter egoA secondary persona
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
cover story · secret agent · witness protection · Jane Doe · anonym · incognito · made-up · fictional persona · sobriquet · moniker · handle · imposter · byline · fake · disguise · invented · fabricated · persona
- business documentsarticles of incorporation, invoice, charter, bylaws, contract
- pen namespen names, pseudonym, alias, anonym, alter ego
- incorporationarticles of incorporation, incorporator, incorporation, incorporators, registered agent
- Brand Termstrademark, service mark, logo, wordmark, brand identity
fictitious namereal name
Actual given identity
true name · legal name · given name · birth name · proper name
name, nickname, pen name, fictitious, nom de plume, stage name