alethonym

Plural: alethonyms

Noun

The true name of a person.

Examples

“Samuel Langhorne Clemens” is the alethonym of “Mark Twain”.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”), equivalent to aletho- + -onym.

Synonyms

orthonym

Antonyms

pseudonym

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