pseudonym
Assumed author name
A pseudonym is a fictitious name adopted by a person, especially a writer or performer, to conceal their identity or create a distinct persona: George Orwell was the pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair.
Writers use pseudonyms to separate genres, avoid prejudice, or maintain privacy.
The term applies more broadly to any assumed name used in place of one's real identity.
Online identity alias
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- entertainerOne who amuses others
Hollywood · Marilyn Monroe · Cary Grant · Elton John · Lady Gaga · Cher · Madonna · showbiz
Author's false identity
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
- bylineArticle author identification
- authorshipOrigin of written work
manuscript · novelist · playwright · essayist · biographer · columnist · Mark Twain · George Orwell
A secondary persona
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
- Bruce WayneGotham's cowled crimefighter's identity
- superheroPowered champion against evil
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
Clark Kent · Peter Parker · mask · hidden self · transformation · double life · unmasking · civilian
Adopted false identity
- false nameInvented designation for concealment
- cover nameFalse identity for operations
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
identity · fake ID · witness protection · fugitive · spy · secret agent · covert · operative
Part for gripping
- screen nameOnline identity alias
- avatarDigital user representation
- gamer tagChosen online identity
- online identityVirtual representation of oneself
username · profile · troll · sockpuppet · burner account · internet · forum · social media
Without any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
hidden · privacy · confidential · unnamed · undisclosed · obscured · protected · shielded
screen name
Online identity alias
- stage namePerformer's professional alias
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- performerOne who entertains audiences
entertainer · Hollywood · Marilyn Monroe · Cary Grant · Elton John · Lady Gaga · Cher · Madonna · showbiz · celebrity
nom de plume
Author's false identity
- pen nameAuthor's assumed identity
- ghostwriterUncredited hired author
- bylineArticle author identification
authorship · manuscript · novelist · playwright · essayist · biographer · columnist · Mark Twain · George Orwell · Lewis Carroll
alter ego
A secondary persona
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
- Bruce WayneGotham's cowled crimefighter's identity
- superheroPowered champion against evil
Clark Kent · Peter Parker · vigilante · mask · hidden self · transformation · double life · unmasking · civilian · hero
assumed name
Adopted false identity
- false nameInvented designation for concealment
- cover nameFalse identity for operations
- incognitoWith identity concealed
undercover · identity · fake ID · witness protection · fugitive · spy · secret agent · covert · operative · handler
handle
Part for gripping
- screen nameOnline identity alias
- avatarDigital user representation
- gamer tagChosen online identity
online identity · username · profile · troll · sockpuppet · burner account · internet · forum · social media · digital
nameless
Without any designation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
concealed · hidden · privacy · confidential · unnamed · undisclosed · obscured · protected · shielded · redacted
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
- Author Identitiespen name, nom de plume, alias, ghost writer, byline
- authorshipauthorship, author bio, byline, attributed, credited
- pseudonymspen name, pen names, nom de plume, alias, aliases
- George Sandpen name, French novelist, female author, Indiana, Consuelo
- biographybirth, death date, autobiography, life story, biography
pseudonymreal name
Actual given identity
true name · legal name · birth name · given name · proper name
pseudonymization, pseudonyms, pseudonymous, pseudonymity, pseudonymously