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Pseudonym, has its origins in the Greek word pseudōnymos, which means "bearing a false name." Greek speakers formed their word by combining pseud-, meaning "false," and onyma, meaning "name." French speakers adopted the Greek word as pseudonyme, and English speakers later modified the French word into pseudonym. Many celebrated authors have used pseudonyms. Samuel Clemens wrote under the pseudonym "Mark Twain," Charles Lutwidge Dodgson assumed the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll," and Mary Ann Evans used "George Eliot" as her pseudonym.
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Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
On June 13, Taylor Swift revived her famous pseudonym at her second Eras Tour performance in Liverpool, England.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 June 2024
Paramount announced at CinemaCon that Glen Powell will lead Edgar Wright’s take on Stephen King’s dystopian thriller The Running Man (which was first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman).
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Eventually, the pseudonym was dropped from the credits and replaced with Swift’s real name.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 June 2024
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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