Pseudonyms

Abigail Van Buren is a pseudonym or pen name used by the writers of the Dear Abby column, Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abigail Van Buren"

Abu Theeb is the pseudonym of a leader of a Sunni group taking part in the Iraqi insurgency, operating north of Baghdad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abu Theeb"

Acton Bell was the pseudonym of Anne Brontë, the sixth and last child in her family. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acton Bell"

Afferbeck Lauder is a pseudonym used by the author(s) of humorous books about English dialects. The first was Let Stalk Strine (Ure Smith, Sydney, Australia, 1965) about the so-called "Australian Language", or Strine. It was followed by Nose Tone Unturned (1967), Fraffly Well Spoken (1968), and Fraffly Suite (1969). The first two presented Australian written phonetically to appear as another language, the second lampooned the clipped, almost strangled variety of upper-class English speech in the same way. The titles, and the author pseudonym, are all examples in themselves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afferbeck Lauder"

Anne Onymous is the pseudonymous name of the webcomic artist who writes and pencils The Wotch. It is also the name of the comic's title character, a feisty red headed teenage student granted magic powers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anne Onymous"

An art-name (in Japanese, ) is a pseudonym, or penname, used by a Japanese artist, which they sometimes change. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art-name"

Baby M (born March 27, 1986) was the name given to the child in an American custody case between the surrogate mother hired to carry her, and the child's biological father. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baby M"

Banachek is the stage name for mentalist Steven Shaw (b. 1960). Banachek has written numerous mentalism books and invented various magic and mentalism effects including the Penn & Teller bullet catch and the original buried alive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banachek"

A bardic name is a pseudonym used, in Wales, by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement. The term bard originally referred to minstrels and poets of the middle ages, who might be itinerant or attached to a wealthy household. However, the use of so-called bardic names became a conceit following the re-invention of medieval tradition by Iolo Morganwg. Its main purpose nowadays is to conceal the identity of eisteddfod competitors during judging. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bardic name"

Bleedman is the author of the webcomics PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi, Grim Tales From Down Below, and King of Fighters Doujinshi 2001. He is partnered with David Stanworth author of Snafu Comics and TIN The Incompetent Ninja. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bleedman"

Cherubina de Gabriak ( ) was a literary pseudonym of Elisaveta Ivanovna Dmitrieva ( ; 1887– 1928) most probably together with Maximilian Voloshin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherubina de Gabriak"

A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name, is an extra name that could be used in place of the given name. It could be given by one's parents or adopted later in life by oneself. The tradition of adopting style names faded out since the May Fourth Movement and is rarely practised today. There are two common forms of style name, the zi and the hao. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese style name"

Cleo Henry was a pen name used by Miles Davis. It was used on the album Birth of the Cool, as the composer credit on the track "Boplicity". "Boplicity" was in fact written by Miles Davis and arranged by Gil Evans, Cleota Henry Davis was Davis's mother. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleo Henry"

Daniel R. Kerns is a pseudonym used by American science fiction author Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Two novels, Hero, and Border Dispute have been published under this pen name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel R. Kerns" This article is made for http://www.shortopedia.com Pseudonyms

David Forrest is a pen-name used by Robert Forrest-Webb and David Eliades to write four books, After me, the deluge ( 1972), The great dinosaur robbery ( 1970), And to my nephew Albert I leave the island what I won off Fatty Hagan in a poker game ( 1969), and The undertaker's dozen ( 1974). These books were an example of tight plotlines and riotous humor, touching at the same time some serious topics: Dinousaur and Nephew deal with the cold war, Deluge with religion. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Forrest"

David Michaels is a pseudonym for the author of the novel series Splinter Cell. Created by American author Tom Clancy, Splinter Cell began as a series of video games for the PC, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube console systems. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Michaels"

Dildog is a member of CULT OF THE DEAD COW. He is also a former member of L0pht, where he was responsible for many security advisories. He is the author of the original code for Back Orifice 2000, an open source remote administration tool. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dildog"

Dr. Gonzo is a name invented by Hunter S. Thompson, as a nickname for himself (although in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it became the pseudonym for Oscar Zeta Acosta); hence, the phrase " gonzo journalism." ...more on Wikipedia about "Dr. Gonzo"

The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the British rock band XTC in the late 1980s. The band released two albums, 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987), which drew upon influences of 1960s psychedelic music such as the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and the Pretty Things. The two albums were later released on a single CD under the title Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology (2001). ...more on Wikipedia about "Dukes of Stratosphear"

Eddie Burrup was a Indigenous Australian pseudonym of Anglo-Australian painter Elizabeth Durack. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eddie Burrup"

Edward Pygge was a pseudonym used by Ian Hamilton, ...more on Wikipedia about "Edward Pygge"

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When used by a person, a fictitious name is called a pseudonym. When used by a corporation, it allows that corporation to carry out business under a name other than its chartered name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fictitious name"

George Seldon (?? - December 1989) was a pseudonym used by American children's writer George Seldon Thompson, author of the Cricket in Times Square books. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Seldon (author)"

H. Bustos Domecq (Honorio Bustos Domecq) is a pseudonym used for several collaborative works by the Argentine writers Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares. ...more on Wikipedia about "H. Bustos Domecq"

H. Carlian is the artist, writer and creator of the webcomic Inhuman. Other projects Carlian has been involved in include a MUD, an informational website on self injury and several parody websites. ...more on Wikipedia about "H. Carlian" My http://www.shortopedia.com and me. Pseudonyms

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