alethonym

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alethonym

/əˈli.θəˌnɪm/

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

noun alethonyms

rare The true name of a person. “Samuel Langhorne Clemens” is the alethonym of “Mark Twain”.
Similar: orthonym · Opposite: pseudonym

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noun true name

Français	aléthonyme
Deutsch	Alethonym

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@misc{alethonym_2026,
  title = {alethonym},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alethonym},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}