Epithet
Epithet noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: King Richard I of England was given the very laudatory epithet “the Lion-Hearted”
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Pseudonym
Pseudonym noun - A fictitious or assumed name.
Usage example: the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper
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Nearby Word: pseudonymous
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Related pairs
- handle and epithet
- handle and pseudonym
- style and epithet
- style and pseudonym
- name and epithet
- name and pseudonym
- denomination and epithet
- denomination and pseudonym
- appellation and epithet
- appellation and pseudonym
- label and epithet
- label and pseudonym
- designation and epithet
- designation and pseudonym
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