autonymn.
/ˈɔːtənɪm/, U.S. /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/, /ˈɑdn̩ɪm/ 1. One's own name, a person's real name; esp. the real name of an author, as distinguished from a pseudonym (pseudonym n. 1). Hence: a person who publishes a book under his or her own name; a book so published.In quot. 1854 apparently used irregularly for: a journalistic sobriquet.
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the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > one's own name
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1854 Manch. Examiner & Times 30 Dec. William Haswell Hill, Esq., of Greenhays (known to our numerous readers by the autonym ‘our indefatigable correspondent W.H.H.’).
1867 ‘O. Hamst’ Martyr to Bibliogr. 27 (note) Some very ridiculous signatures have been from time to time adopted. One gentleman indulges in the following :—‘Thinks I to myself,’ to the great discomfort of all autonyms.
1867 ‘O. Hamst’ Martyr to Bibliogr. 47 Autonym,..book published with the author's real name.
1895 Daily News 23 Dec. 5/1 Autonym works, anonymous works, and special works.
1908 A. B. Kroeger Guide to Study & Use Ref. Bks. 114/2 Pseudonyms of all kinds, asterisms, a biographic index of autonyms, and a general index.
1999 L. Landrum Amer. Myst. & Detective Novels 187 A ‘Master List’ [of detective writers] identifying autonyms, single and team pseudonyms, series character, publication date, [etc.].
2. Cultural Anthropology. A name by which a people or ethnic group refers to itself; a self-designation. Cf. ethnonym n.
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the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > other specific names or types of name
the Holy Namec1440
Singh1623
specification1633
indigitamenta1657
explicative1669
ethnic1791
household name1804
class term1811
book name1815
biverb1831
class word1837
family name1840
class name1843
ananym1867
papponymic1875
autonym1879
throne name1880
demonymic1893
ethnonym1894
a name to conjure with1901
praise name1904
self-reference1948
exonym1957
specific1962
endonym1970
demonym1990
1879 Amer. Naturalist 13 658 These names are of two kinds, autonyms and heteronyms. The former may be tribal or consanguineous, the latter may be Indian or Aryan.
1901 O. T. Mason tr. F. Blumentritt in Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1899 532 Bicol, autonym of those natives of Malay race who inhabit the peninsula of Camarines in Luzon.
1968 Oceanic Linguistics 7 4 I presently identify and classify the ethnic groupings of northern Borneo by means of a binomial terminology, the first part being the autonym of the group in question.
2007 D. Bradley in O. Miyaoka et al. Vanishing Lang. Pacific Rim xvi. 313 Lachi (7,863, a recognized ethnic group of Vietnam), autonym Lipulio.
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1889 Cent. Dict. Autonym, The self-same name; one and the same name for two or more things; a homonym.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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