professional name
Public working identity
A professional name is the name someone uses in their work or public career, as distinct from their legal or birth name.
Actors, writers, musicians, and other public figures often adopt professional names for various reasons—easier pronunciation, better memorability, or privacy: She performs under a professional name.
Also called a stage name, pen name, or pseudonym depending on the field.
- sobriquetDescriptive informal name
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- aliasAdopted false name
- alter egoA secondary persona
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
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- aliasesalias, pseudonym, codename, nom de plume, handle
- pen namespen names, nom de plume, pseudonym, alias, anonym
- name changescourt order, surname change, court filing, court approval, judicial decree
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Identity assigned at delivery
legal name · given name · real name · baptismal name · true name
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Informal substitute name
pet name · diminutive · family nickname · personal name · term of endearment
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