alethonym
alethonym · alethonyms
The true name of a personThe true name of a person.
/əˈli.θəˌnɪm/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)The true name of a person.
“Samuel Langhorne Clemens” is the alethonym of “Mark Twain”.
Alethonym
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
true name:
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to alethFrom Ancient Greek ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to aletho- + -onym.
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