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Anonyms and pseudonyms

LC control no.sh 85005416
LC classificationZ1041 Z1107
Topical headingAnonyms and pseudonyms
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Variant(s)Anonyms and pseudonyms--Dictionaries
Assumed names
Fictitious names
Noms de plume
Pen names
Pseudonyms
See alsosubdivision Anonyms and pseudonyms under names of individual persons, e.g. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Anonyms and pseudonyms
Authors
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Names, Personal
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Literary forgeries and mystifications
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Found inMerriam-Webster online, June 16, 2014: anonym (1 : an anonymous person 2 : pseudonym) pseudonym (a fictitious name; especially : pen name) pen name (a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name)
Oxford dictionaries online, June 16, 2014: anonym (1. An anonymous person or publication. 2. A pseudonym.) pseudonym (A fictitious name, especially one used by an author. Synonyms: pen name, assumed name, incognito, alias, false name, professional name, sobriquet, stage name, nickname; French nom de plume, nom de guerre; rare: allonym, anonym) pen name (An assumed name used by a writer instead of their real name) incognito (noun, plural incognitos: An assumed or false identity) alias (noun, 1. A false or assumed identity)