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false name

NOUN

nom de guerre

Synonyms

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alias anonym assumed name fictitious name pseudonym

NOUN

nom de plume

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AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre pen name professional name pseudonym

NOUN

pen name

Synonyms

WEAK

AKA alias allonym ananym anonym assumed name fictitious name nickname nom de guerre nom de plume professional name pseudonym

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According to Italian news agency Ansa, he was living at the property under a false name.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But Khan was unaware this man had filed the application for her using a false name and listed his own address for future correspondence from immigration authorities, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

A receptionist at the hotel had taken her aside and told her the man she was with was using a false name, was in fact called Christopher Harkins and she should Google him.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

A message was sent under a false name to MI6 using the "contact us" page of the security service's website, claiming he wanted to work as a "double agent", the jury was told.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

John Harrison Surratt was eventually tracked down through Canada to Europe, where he served, under a false name, in the pope’s army.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

false name

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