nom de plume

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Dr. Daniels, 76, is a retired British psychiatrist who has written more than two dozen books—most of them under the nom de plume Theodore Dalrymple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

He got his start singing in a church choir at the age of five, and earned his nom de plume from a childhood photo of him scowling in a bunny costume.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

As if those two didn’t pack enough co-headlining punch, Cat Power, the nom de plume of revered singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, opens.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

As he explained of his nom de plume, in typically oracular fashion: “One is a beginning and two is the next step. Two is forever.”

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2023

In the prison debates I argued for the theory that King James himself was the real poet who used the nom de plume Shakespeare.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey