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cryptonyms

noun

plural of cryptonym

as in pen names

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Noun

Osterholm sent this text message in August 2021 to several people, with just their first names included.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Both women are among the small group of people the world knows by their first names.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of first names

Noun

There’s no rule banning an heir from naming their child after a color or city, but using oft-traditional family names lends historical weight to a future ruler from the day they’re born.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Others have kept family names with local ties, like Wade Ford and Curry Honda.

— Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of family names

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The humanoid robots, dressed in black Tau Robotics uniforms and given names such as Chelsea and Elon, perform household chores like vacuuming, cleaning kitchen counters and taking out the trash.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
In this latest phase, many harms that were once difficult to describe have been given names, so that they can be better identified and confronted.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Definition of given names

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These denominations defined the mainstream in American life; nearly every President from the turn of the century to 1960 came out of these churches.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Across American Christianity, traditional denominations were shrinking, and churches were closing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of denominations

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Two are being identified with pseudonyms out of concern for the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Definition of pseudonyms

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For some families, maiden names or other significant surnames are carried on as first names.

— Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
In a step that rights activists call an attempt to block a dual-surname system, Takaichi is calling for a law to allow the greater use of maiden names as aliases instead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of maiden names

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