Selfname vs Autonym - What's the difference?
selfname | autonym | Synonyms |
A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
* 2000 , Diane Duane, My Enemy, My Ally :
* 2000 , Joan Slonczewski, A Door Into Ocean :
A name given to oneself; a self-denomination; self-appellation.
* 2005 , Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Eric Johnston, A Grammar of Mina :
An autonym.
* 2009 , Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea :
(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.
(linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
A work published under the author's true name."Autonym", OED 2nd ed.
* 1900 , Mr. Barnwell, "Cataloging Roundtable", in Library Journal , page 157
Autonym is a synonym of selfname.
As nouns the difference between selfname and autonym
is that selfname is a proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name while autonym is an infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.selfname
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Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)- "Oh, Elements," she finally managed to say, sitting back against the seat cushion of the pilot's chair, "is that truly your selfname ?" "James, actually.
- But first of all came Lystra with her selfname .
- Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.
- In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, [...]
autonym
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(wikipedia autonym)Noun
(en noun)- Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans .
- As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym' let the ' autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.