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professional name

NOUN
nom de plume
Synonyms
WEAK
AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name false name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre pen name pseudonym
NOUN
nom de theatre
Synonyms
WEAK
stage name
NOUN
pen name
Synonyms
WEAK
AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name false name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre nom de plume pseudonym
NOUN
pseudonym
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alias stage name
STRONG
anonym handle nickname
WEAK
AKA ananym assumed name incognito nom de guerre nom de plume pen name summer name
Antonyms
WEAK
name
NOUN
sobriquet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appellation moniker
STRONG
alias anonym byname handle label nomenclature pseudonym tag
WEAK
AKA assumed name nom de guerre nom de plume pen name pet name
Antonyms
STRONG
name

Example Sentences

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Harry Houdini - his professional name - was born as Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

McG is the professional name of Joseph McGinty Nichol, a former record producer who is now a movie producer and director known for “Charlies Angels: Full Throttle,” “Terminator Salvation” and “Uglies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

Using Glória Maria as her professional name, she made her onscreen debut in 1971, reporting on the collapse of a stretch of viaduct that killed 48 people.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Haigler’s claim could spark a legal debate about what constitutes a professional name in the digital age, when social media handles have become indistinguishable from real names.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

The first was a twenty-three-year-old Toronto housewife, who said her professional name was Bambi Kramer, and advised the school to address her mail accordingly.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger