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cryptonyms

noun

plural of cryptonym

as in pen names

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Noun

The organization's name is a combination of the first two letters of her and her siblings' first names.

— Nicky Zizaza, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
The locals asked to give only their first names for privacy reasons.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 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

Noun

They haven’t been given names yet, but the babies have started recognizing their carers.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Over the years, many of the variations in preparation for our basic menu items were given names, usually by the customers who frequently ordered their burgers that way.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of given names

Noun

Earlier this year, Sullivan went to Anthropic for one of their meetings, which included Christians from different denominations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The 14 participating houses of worship span from Miami Shores to West Perrine and include a variety of denominations including Episcopal churches, United Methodist churches, one mosque and a handful of other Christian churches.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of denominations

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Many of the women used pseudonyms to deliver their testimony in court and for identification in court documents.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The use of pseudonyms by female writers born in the nineteenth century is typically understood as a feminist loophole around the patriarchal suppression of women’s writing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pseudonyms

Noun

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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