allonym
nounUK /ˈal.əˌnɪm/ · US /ˈæl.əˌnɪm/
Etymology From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.
1
A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
2
Uncommon An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
- Derived terms
- allonymous
- Related terms
- apocrypha, apocryphal work