English Explanatory Dictionary

selfname

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
  2. A name given to oneself; a self-denomination or self-appellation.
  3. An autonym.

Word forms

selfname selfnames self-name self name

Etymology

From self (“own, proper”) + name. The autonym sense is possibly a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”), which are the ultimate roots of English autonym itself.

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