Nom de guerre and Surname

Nom de guerre

Nom de guerre noun - A fictitious or assumed name.
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Synonyms for Nom de guerre

Surname and nom de guerre are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surname" instead a noun phrase "Nom de guerre".

Surname

Surname noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: “da Vinci” was Leonardo's surname but not his family name, Vinci being the town near Florence where the great artist was born
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Synonyms for Surname

Nom de guerre and surname are semantically related. You can use "Nom de guerre" instead a noun "Surname".

Both terms in one sentence

  • North Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh (born Nguyen Sinh Cung) constructed his final nom de guerre from the common Vietnamese surname "Ho" with the given name "Chi Minh" (= enlightened will).
    Source: Stage Names
  • All lieutenants take the surname "Bloodrose" as a nom de guerre.
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