How to come up with a memorable pseudonym? Our new book "The Energy of Surnames". For girls and women

It is possible to offer a large number of options for classifying pseudonyms: according to the method of reflecting a real psychological portrait, for example, or to take some phonosemantic features as the basis for classification, but in my opinion the most optimal option was proposed by V.G. Dmitriev in the book "Hiding their name". I will try to present it now, as well as to comment slightly and give some recommendations on a sore point -?

Atelonym - a cryptonym obtained by omitting part of the letters of the first and last names. Vladimir - Vadir, Igor Ivanov - Gor Io. I take the name - Anatoly, skip some of the letters and get - Aty. I immediately remember the Scythian king Atheus and the son-in-law of Julius Caesar - Mark Atius Balba. Pretty good company..

Names that characterize the authors from the physical side (eidonyms, from the Greek Eidos - appearance). Cicero got his nickname for a wart (cicero - pea). There are few eidonyms on the Internet, although, writing a network name for yourself, you can, for example, play on contrasts, comparison of the incomparable (Blind Machine Gunner, Fat Skeleton, Swift Paralytic), though this is more original than an emphasis on physical qualities.

Pseudonyms that indicate the author's profession, as well as his social status, title, position, hobby, are called titlonims (from Latin titulus - title). Giyas Abul Fatah Omar ibn Ibrahim had a father who made tents (khayyam), and his son made his father's profession his pseudonym.

If a person signs with the name of a real person, then such a signature is called an allonym or heteronym. It is possible to use a semi-alonym, that is, some change in the real name, or adding your own to it. The pseudonym John Gordon Pupkin emphasizes the spiritual relationship of a certain Pupkin and the well-known poet.

Geronyms are the names of literary and mythological characters taken as a pseudonym.

It often happens that a person wants to emphasize his nationality. Hence all sorts of katsaps, kakly and other Chukchi. For example, I am half Ukrainian and therefore I can take the nickname Hotsap or Katshol. Nicknames based on nationality are called ethnonyms, from Greek ethnos - people.

But if I also want to mention the place of birth, then I will be called Hotsap of Ararat, since I was born in Armenia. This is already a geonim, from the Greek.geo - earth.

A pseudonym can be formed by the opposite meaning with the real surname of the author (antionym). So, a person with the surname Smirnov can be called Buynov, and Bogoradov - Chertozloev. Sometimes the basis for a pseudonym can be the name of a person or relative close to the author (a proxonym from Latin proximus - close). Signatures consisting of the last letters of the Latin alphabet: X, Y or Z, are incognitonyms.

Aliases in the form of completely ordinary, non-associative names are called neutrons.

Frenonims (from the Greek. fren - mind) tell us what feature of his character, creativity, life the author wants to emphasize. So known to everyone by the image on the corresponding banknote, Benjamin Franklin issued an almanac under the name Kind Richard.

If at the moment of thinking about which nickname to choose, you met the dawn, or, say, you were beaten by hail, you can name yourself according to these natural phenomena. Such a pseudonym is a physionym (from Greek phisis - nature).

Derivatives from , and the colors themselves, are also used as aliases. Andrei Bely and Sasha Cherny are vivid examples of this. These pseudonyms are called chromatonyms (from Greek chroma - color). Those who want to warn others about their increased bitchiness and toxicity can take - Cicuta or Ferula Dzungarian, and this will already be a phytonym (from Greek phitos - a plant).

Well, now let's talk about the fauna. If you decide to call yourself Archeopteryx, this is an ornithonym (from Greek ornis - bird). But if Pterodactyl, then it will already be a zoonym, since the pterodactyl is not a bird, unlike Archeopteryx. Well, the beautiful pseudonym Myrmica Rubra (small red ant) ​​within the framework of this classification will be an entomonym.

Often it is a modification of the real name or surname (paronym, from the Greek para - near, about). From the surname Korneichuk formed his literary name, the well-known Korney Chukovsky. If your last name is, say, Popov, then you can call yourself Protopopov, Archiereev, etc.

Sometimes the author leaves only one name, without a surname. Although the name is real, nevertheless, such a signature is also a pseudonym (since there are many similar names), and it is called a preponim (from Latin prae - before, because the name is placed before the surname). We know the author of the Divine Comedy as Dante, although this is not a surname, but a first name, moreover, an abbreviated one. In full, this great Italian poet should be called Durante Alighieri.

It is possible to take your middle name as a pseudonym, changing it slightly or not at all. So the author of the "Iron Stream" A.S. Popov signed his work as Serafimovich. Such a pseudonym is called a patronymic (from Latin pater - father).

Pseudonyms formed by replacing the name, surname and patronymic (in Russia) with their initial letters are called initials. A.S. Pushkin was repeatedly limited to them. About this D. Minaev in the poem “What is in my name for you?” wrote:

Another with a double surname
Will pass in the magazines without a trace,
Another under the letter one
Known for many years...

Sometimes the Greek names of the initial letters served as a signature, sometimes Church Slavonic.

Sometimes, instead of letters, their serial numbers in the alphabet are put. Such aliases are digitonyms.

There are pseudonyms taken by analogy with the real name of the author. They can be called metonyms. For example, if your surname is Chernov, then you could take the nickname African Americans.

It is not uncommon for an author to put asterisks instead of his original signature. One, two, three (best of all, of course, five stars). Their location can also be arbitrary. Pushkin, Baratynsky, Leskov, Tyutchev, Bryusov and many others signed their works in this way. Astronims (from the Greek astros - star) sometimes happened too much, and then the editor had to write something like: "Under these three asterisks - a different poet than under the three asterisks on page 77."

They served as signatures and punctuation marks, designations of numbers, paragraphs, geometric shapes, mathematical symbols. Such pseudonyms are called stigmonims (from the Greek stygmos - a sign). In the literature, they are quite rare, but on the Internet they are very widespread.

Pseudo-initials - in this case, the author puts letters denoting something else instead of his real initials. So, for example, I.I. Ivanov can sign - H.U. Ivanov, which in this context will mean - the Guardian of the Universe Ivanov

Well, that's probably enough. Here I have given the main ones that, in my opinion, are most suitable for

Beautiful, memorable and original pseudonyms for girls are in great demand for communication on the Internet. There are many services that offer their selection for payment. Another name is nicknames (nicknames), since the most common area of ​​their use is Internet resources. The "second name" can both help to become famous and harm the reputation.

Top 50 best beautiful nicknames for girls. List ツ

• misskiss
• Little Devil =)
• Kolyuchka
• @ngel
• Cooler than Gucci
• LittleEvil
• RomaSKA :)
• pussy cat
• ZebRa
• Jlucenok
• Vikki
• Nyashka
• blonde
• 4oKoLatka
• ice baby
• Chocolatte
• Kisska
• Sexy
• [email protected]
• manLOVEcheck
• CJlageHbka9l
• Daring
• vanilla
• Panda
• VrednaI
• PofigistKa
• blonde
• Juliet
• LOGIKA

  Choosing a beautiful pseudonym for a girl is not easy, but quite real!

• love me
• Krasotka
• Simply Star
• Bagirra
• [email protected]
• Caterina
• Sonya
• Stacy
• Marian
• Kitty
• RosmariNe
• smile girl
• Olivia
• lady red
• MeliSSa
• Brittani
• Naomi
• Joanna
• Alyssa
• Candy
• Jessica

The Importance of a Good Nickname

Most famous bloggers or media personalities have pseudonyms, which are patented as a brand. They are used if:

• The real name and surname are too simple, typical.
• The real name and surname are ugly or difficult to remember.
• You need a bright name associated with the type of activity.
• Friends or relatives have called a person this way for a very long time and it is more comfortable for him to respond to such a name.
• It would be desirable and appropriate to have a shocking, funny or characterizing nickname.

A good pseudonym should be beautiful-sounding, recognizable and memorable., understandable and close to the majority of the population with which the girl or guy communicates. Its importance is determined by several factors:

• The audience with which the person communicates will be happy to use it to address this person. This is good word of mouth advertising.
• The nickname will be associated with the owner's occupation. For example, if she is a famous athlete, then the thought “if this is a sport, then he / she is the best” will pop up in the minds of people.
• A pseudonym helps to distinguish a person from the general mass and emphasize his features.
• It hides personal data about the family and the past, if you do not want to put it on public display for a number of reasons.
• If the owner decides to expand the field of his activity, then a well-chosen and accustomed second name will already work for the development of new projects.

Nicknames of famous people

Many celebrities have pseudonyms that fit into their image so organically that the public does not even know about the unreality of these names. Often their owners themselves become so accustomed to them that even in narrow circles of relatives they are not called by their real name.

Pseudonyms of writers and poets

Many writers and poets invented pseudonyms for themselves in order to be unknown to the authorities due to the political circumstances of different historical periods. For others, the middle name was a way to become shocking or emphasize the features of their personality.

Yes, everyone's favorite Anna Akhmatova was actually Anna Gorenko. She chose her name in her youth, taking the surname of her grandmother. Eyewitnesses claim that her father, after reading her poems, asked her not to shame his name, to which the poetess replied that she did not need his name.

Andrey Bely, whose writing style stood out among modernist writers and remains original to this day, had a real name Boris Bugaev. The color chosen for the surname symbolizes his purity and spirituality, as well as the shade of his hair.

Ukrainian writer Maria Vilenskaya-Markovych perceived by many as a man due to a male pseudonym Marko Vovchok. She chose him in consonance with her husband's surname - Markovich, from whose relative she heard a family story about the Cossack Mark.

Maxim Gorky was born with the name Alexei Peshkov. There are several versions of the origin of his pseudonym. The Soviet version is that he was poor and fully knew the bitter life. More plausible - the name was chosen in honor of his father, who saved a child from cholera by becoming infected himself, and the surname - in honor of the family nickname of his father, who was called bitter for his sharp tongue.

The witty and sarcastic Teffi was, in fact, Nadezhda Buchinskaya. She managed to be unknown to anyone and published in humorous magazines. For many readers, even the gender of the author remained a mystery.

Pseudonyms of Chekhov, Pushkin and Akunin

The world-famous Anton Pavlovich Chekhov had a lot of pseudonyms - researchers number more than 50. In personal correspondence, he explained this by the fact that he was engaged in two completely different, but equally beloved things - medicine and literature. Conventionally, his second me can be divided into groups:

• Consonant with real name and surname or abbreviations from them. Often he signed Antosha, Antosha Chekhonte, An. Ch., Anche, A.Ch., A.P., ...v, Don-Antonio Chekhonte and others.
• Completely inconsistent with real names and distorted names of famous writers: Makar Baldastov, Akaki Tarantulov, Schiller Shakespeare Goethe.
• Phrases of general, literary and medical subjects: Brother of my Brother, Young old man, Hot-tempered Man, Prose poet, Man without a spleen, doctor without patients and others.

Most of the writer's pseudonyms are very witty and humorous, apparently reflecting his current mood or interests. Despite their originality, he entered world literature with his real name.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin often used:

• Aliases-digital names, the decoding of which helps to unravel his real name: 1 ... 14-16, 1 ... 14-17, 1 ... 17-14. He signed his poems with them, published on the pages of the Russian Museum.
• The names associated with the limiting period in his life are Arz. And St. ar., which mean Arzamas and Old Arzamas - in his youth, the writer was a member of the literary circle "Arzamas".
• Humorous and favorite pseudonym - Feofilakt Kosichkin.
• Other pseudonyms associated and not with the real name of the author: Alexander Nksh, Yehuda Khlamida, Ivan Petrovich, Publisher, The reviewer.

The famous Russian writer Boris Akunin was, in fact, Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili.

In addition to his main pseudonym, which brought him fame, he signed Anna Borisova and Anatoly Brusnikin. He chose the last 2 pseudonyms for his livejournal.

Beautiful aliases for girls. List

Nicknames for girls, beautiful and original, are not easy to choose. Now the trend is to combine English and Russian words, names of celebrities.

List of interesting nicknames by subject:

1. Just for a beautiful girl - you can focus on:

• whether the girl is in a relationship: Not Your Love, Not Getting Acquainted, Heart is busy;
• the dominant trait of her character or features of the worldview: Without Brakes, Without Complexes, Forget-me-not, Not in the format, Loving life, And Beautiful, and Smart.
• use the names of personalities or mythical characters with which the girl associates herself: Helen of Troy, Dulcinea of ​​Tobos
• To hint at something with phraseological units I'll Save the World = beautiful, from the phrase "Beauty will save the world", Running on the Waves = easily refers to life.

1. For the writer:

• change the name or surname of your favorite writer: (name) Akhmatovna, Alexander Pushkin;
• point out the peculiarities of his style: Telling the Truth = tries to give reliable information, (name) Yatakthink = writes a subjective opinion based on personal experience, Verbose = likes to write long texts;
• Playful pseudonyms associated with typing texts: Goddess of the Keyboard, Klavatorovna, Home among mice.

1. For comedians:

• change the name of famous comedians: Evgeny Petrosyanova, Evlampy Murphy.
• phrases that, with or without humor, explain the reason for doing this business: The girl who laughs, I'm joking because I'm ugly.

1. For women in the fashion and beauty industry pseudonyms that creatively communicate their skills are well suited: Eyelash Fairy, I Create Beautiful, Anka (any other name) Golden Handles.
2. Girls bloggers you should choose a pseudonym that will combine an indication of their occupation and a variant of the name: Dasha Soul Healer (psychologist), Desperate Housewife Vika (housewife), Sumermamasita (mother on maternity leave).

Perhaps these options for nicknames for girls will not seem beautiful to everyone, but they will probably give you an idea of ​​which nickname to choose for yourself.

Beautiful aliases for guys. List

A variety of options for middle names for men will allow anyone to choose their own option. It will be appropriate to proceed from the specifics of the activity, features of appearance and character.

List by subject:

1. Just for guys with an indication of his personality traits: Winner in life, Solving Questions, Strength and Power, Adult Child, What Is, Silent Doer, Violent, but Kind, Slightly More Beautiful than Monkeys, Godfather, like Deniro, Always Want, Forever Young.
2. For bloggers- like girls, you must indicate the type of activity and name. In addition, you can use the following options: World Opener, Breaking Stereotypes, Pro, Eternal Revolutionary, Inspirer, Honest Man, Curious, Writing to the Point.
3. Athletes good options are:

• accurately describe the appearance and athletic manner: Local Hulk, Flutter like a Butterfly, Right Crown, Uppercuts;
• goals: I want like Arnie;
• playful or cartoonish names: Kong-Fu Panda

1. comedian- depending on what kind of sense of humor a person has and what kind of character he has: Shark Humor (self-confident, impudent), Laughing Panorama (old-fashioned), Satirist (with a satirical sense of humor), Not Funny, Pike-bearer (self-critical).

In English with translation into Russian

Using English when coming up with a beautiful pseudonym for a girl is a trend. They are understandable to the majority of the population and illustrate the intersection of cultures.

Interesting options:

1. With indication of character traits: controversial - AngelVSDemon (Angel vs. Demon), not modest - Simply Queen (Just Queen), Perfect (Perfect), funny - Funny princess (Funny Princess), Spread (Womanizer), RealMan (Real Man), Man of Few Words ( Laconic), Man's Man (A man is a Man), Action Man (hero, pro), Bananas (Psycho), Big Daddy (Cool Bump), Dino (Dinosaur, used by men living by the old rules), Fucker (Cool Man, that who has many women), Hot Red (Clear, Cool).
2. Describing features of appearance: for girls with large breasts - Pamela The Great (Pamela Great), well-fed - Honey Bun (Honey Bun), with elastic buttocks - Sweetest nut (Sweetest Nut).
3. Life Credo: Love is my Answer (Love is my answer), NoPainNoGain (No Pain - No Growth), LoveFreedom (I love Freedom), Make Happy (I Make Happy)
4. Hobbies: FashionMyProfession (My fashion is a Profession), LoveBeauty (I love the Beautiful), PartyMaker (the one who will arrange a holiday everywhere, Party-goer).

Aliases for Youtube (YouTube)

Aliases for YouTube are very important, because the first impression of the name of the channel and its owner determines whether the public will watch the content and whether they will subscribe.

An alias for YouTube can be a characteristic of the appearance, character, type of activity of the account owner or his subject

1. In Russian: Bearded Man, Kind Viking, Better than Monica Belucci, Goddess of Shopping, Glorious Shopaholic.
2. In English: Mr. Wolf (Mr. Wolf), Miss Сhanterelle (Miss Chanterelle), Mr./Mrs … (name), BestGamer (Best Player), TheBestBlogger (Best Blogger), TrueMan (Pravdorub), Alien (Alien), Stoneseeker (Stone Seeker), FunnyPark (Amusement Park), FilmWatcher (Movie Watcher), Flying Girl (Flying Girl), News Catcher (News Catcher).
3. On mixed, often as the first part of a pseudonym, use the name or occupation and add the words Channel (channel), Page (page), Official (official), Exclusive (exclusive) and others.

Aliases for social networks (Vkontakte, Facebook, Instagram)

When choosing a pseudonym, you need to consider:

1. Features of the target audience - whether they will understand such a name. If it is intended for a narrow circle of users, then this issue can be ignored.
2. The sound of the name and its uniqueness - by naming the page after a famous actress, you can become one of 1000.
3. Correspondence of the chosen name with the image of the owner, so that he is not ridiculed.
4. Correspondence of content and pseudonym - if there are photos of drinking alcohol or obscene texts on the Super Mom page, it will be absurd.

We come up with a pseudonym by last name for girls

A beautiful, uncommon surname is unlikely to be replaced by a pseudonym. But there are bad-sounding or reminiscent of unpleasant events surnames. Then they can be changed in the following ways:

1. Add endings -skaya, -tskaya: Petrova - Petrovskaya, Bachko - Bachkovskaya, Kryzhan - Kryzhanovskaya.
2. Replace with the association - Sparrow - Flying, Boyko - Fast, Crook - Predatory.
3. Translate into a foreign language - Tkachenko - Weaver, Golubenko - Dove.
4. Transform first name into last name and vice versa - Vitalina Nechepurenko - Nechepurina Vitalenko, Anzhelika Lebedeva - Anzhelikin's Winch.

You can experiment endlessly with the selection of a beautiful pseudonym for girls based on the material of her last name, it all depends on the flight of fancy.

Name aliases. Examples

There are several ways to transform a name into an alias:

Cool and cool, cool and interesting aliases

As a rule, the most successful pseudonyms are very appropriate, distinguished by wit and originality.. They are remembered exactly and pop up in memory once when it comes to places, profession, style of their owner. The best of them are characterized by:

• Specifically - Honest Blogger, Millionaire's Wife.
• Humor - Joy in Shorts, Boiled Sausage.
• Beautiful sounding - Ice Crystal, Lyalya Solnechnaya.
• The presence of an association with some kind of cultural phenomenon or character - Hormonic Bellucci.
• Using literary devices - Rich Rogue, Beautiful Quasimodo.

How can a girl choose or come up with a suitable pseudonym

The following tips will help you choose a beautiful pseudonym for a girl:

1. Think about how you can beat your own name, surname, names of relatives.
2. Consider options for how to associate a new name with the estate or pseudonym of an idol or with a person who is most successful in a particular field of activity.
3. Decide if it is appropriate to use the place of birth and residence for the new name.
4. Connect to the process of inventing a pseudonym epithets with personal qualities or skills that characterize the image as accurately as possible.
5. Analyze which aliases are currently relevant, and what fonts they are used in. Check that the selected option is unique.
6. For most people to like him, you need to choose an accessible, not too abstruse pseudonym.
7. Settle on an easy-to-pronounce name - it's easier to remember.
8. If you like an exotic and unusual option, you need to remember that it should match the original thinking and appearance.

It should always be remembered that the choice of an alias depends primarily on the place where it will be used. In social networks, you can change it an unlimited number of times and come up with informal options. To develop your business, it is better to choose once, but a successful nickname is a really beautiful nickname for a girl.

Useful videos about the best aliases. How to choose

Man at all times strived to live several lives at the same time. Most often, pseudonyms were used for this purpose, allowing them to come up with a new role, social status and those behavioral characteristics that were lacking in reality. In many cultures and religions, a person was required to adopt a new name in order to renounce the past and start life from scratch. Such a tradition was preserved, for example, among the clergy, who, after taking the rank, renounced their worldly name and took the church one.

A peculiar offshoot of pseudonyms are nicknames used in different sociocultural groups - from the criminal world to youth subcultures. A new round of the phenomenon was also given by the Internet, which "encouraged" the use of nicknames in chats and forums. Today, pseudonyms, their nature and development are the subject of study by historians, sociologists and bibliographers. Where did it all start?

The term "pseudonym" itself is translated from Greek as "false name" - a fictitious name that a person uses instead of the real one given at birth. The use of symbolism in proper names was facilitated by the mythological perception of the world, elevated to strict rituals. So, according to the beliefs of certain peoples, the names of people who became the cause or victim of some kind of misfortune were tabooed, which contributed to the emergence of new names.

The first works devoted to pseudonyms and their phenomenon appear in the Renaissance. Approximately in 1652, I. Sauers published the work “On Signatures and Signs Under Which True Names Are Hidden”. A few years later, Vincent Plaktsi's treatise "Review of Anonymous and Pseudonyms" was published, where the author tried to analyze the causes and methods for the formation of pseudonyms, as well as to assess their impact on a person's life. And already in 1690, the French scientist Adrian Baye published a collection in which he tried to classify "foreign, false, invented, deliberately twisted and translated into another language surnames", which later grew to several thousand.

Researchers identify several reasons why people take pseudonyms. Firstly, censorship considerations - many writers and literary critics signed with a fictitious name in order to: a) not incur trouble with “sharp” feuilletons ridiculing the political and social structure; b) do not mix different hypostases of your creativity. So, Nikolai Gumilev, publishing in his own magazine Sirius, was called Anatoly Grant, and the poetess Zinaida Gippius was better known to her readers under the pseudonym Anton Krainy, who signed her devastating critical essays.

An equally interesting character is Boris Akunin, under whose guise the Japanese translator and writer Grigory Chkhartishvili hid for a long time.

As the author later said, in the 90s, writing detective stories was an occupation unworthy of an intelligent person, and his real name was difficult to pronounce for most, so he decided to take a pseudonym (“Aku-nin” in Japanese means “bad person”) .

The second popular reason for using a pseudonym is the dissonance of the real surname and the desire to hide one's origin. So, Alessandro Filipepi became known to the world as Sandro Botticelli, Sofia Villani Scicolone - Sophia Loren, Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pele, Carlos Ray - Chuck Norris. The Polish poet Wilhelm Appolinary Kostrovitsky became famous as Guillaume Apollinaire, and his countryman Jozef Theodor Konrad Korzhenevsky became the famous English prose writer Joseph Conrad.

Among other reasons for the appearance of pseudonyms in creative personalities, researchers identify the requirements of a publisher or editor, the presence of namesakes, objections from loved ones, or fear of failure in a new field.

Among the most popular varieties of pseudonyms, there are cryptonyms (used in cases where it is necessary to hide the true author of a work or not to identify it with previous works, as with Akunin), heteronyms (when works of the same author belonging to different genres are signed by different names for the convenience of the reader) , allonyms (when instead of his own name, the author signs the work with the name of a more authoritative writer, as happened quite often with fake Castaneda books).

What is an alias? Many people have probably heard this word, but they represent its meaning, meaning, origin and other interesting features only in general terms. In the article, we will get acquainted with this concept in more detail, and you will find out what a pseudonym is and what it is eaten with.

Definition

An alias is a fictitious, fake name that a person uses in order not to give out real data recorded in documents.

Foreign and Russian pseudonyms are equally good, however, some people (both “ours” and foreign ones) deliberately use foreign letters so that the finished new name looks as original as possible. Famous personalities who “shine” on the screens have a more complete name: an artistic pseudonym or, as it is called in another way, a stage name.

Synonyms for the word nickname. They do not always mean the same thing, but they can be called the closest to the concept under discussion.

Origin

Despite the similarity of the concepts of "nickname" and "pseudonym", they are still slightly different. At least the fact that nicknames appeared earlier. What is an alias? Fictitious name. A nickname is also a name, but most often given to a person by other people for some of his features and characteristics.

The origin of pseudonyms can be traced even before the appearance of a book of products, but the roots come precisely from the writer's ranks. It was the authors who first began to use fictitious names. True, even earlier people began to use nicknames, as mentioned above. Just one day a new name was “glued” to some person, ridiculing his shortcomings or emphasizing his merits, as a result of which the real data was completely forgotten. Then a more active use of both nicknames and pseudonyms began, and now they are unlikely to ever be abandoned.

Why use aliases

The reasons may be different. The most common are listed below:

1. Reluctance to show real data to the public. For this, again, there are branches. Reluctance can be caused by:

• Fear of persecution. It is not always that people write or put up for public judgment what everyone will like. Sometimes real data is revealed, for example, about criminals, which means that someone may wish to find the writer and take revenge. Tracking down a person with a real name is much easier than hiding behind a pseudonym.
• Insufficient status. This was especially true in the past. People from could not be taken seriously by the people only because of their origin. This is unfair and insulting, so the authors had to hide their own surname.
• Fear of "getting screwed up". Novice authors never know exactly how critics and ordinary people will react to their work - success or failure awaits them, so pseudonyms inspired more confidence: with an unsuccessful “first pancake”, you can try again, and no one will be biased due to a previous miss .
• natural modesty. Not everyone becomes famous for the sake of fame, for some it comes out almost by accident. In order to at least protect strangers from themselves, modest people take pseudonyms.

2. Dislike for the real name. Due to the fact that the person does not like the real name given by the parents, but for personal reasons he does not want to change it officially (for example, due to paperwork with documents), the author can realize his dreams about a new name in a different way.

3. Inconsistency of the real name. The real name can be impossibly banal and ordinary, which is why its owner has to come up with a creative pseudonym that is really able to please the public. This applies to all singers and musicians, as well as more highly specialized people like fortune tellers, cooks and local (urban, rural, roadside) "stars".

4. Entertaining nature of the new name. It may appear in:

• Mysterious alias. People are trying to unravel the mystery behind an unusual and strange name, trying to understand why the author chose such a nickname, etc.
• Associations. The author deliberately creates a pseudonym for himself, which most people will involuntarily associate and/or identify with someone/something.
• curiosity. The author carefully hides, leaving behind only a pseudonym, because of which people become incredibly interested in who is behind this or that nickname, what kind of person, what kind of real he is, etc.

5. "Automatic" alias. This option applies to those who do not invent a nickname for themselves. Serial killers, such as famous thieves or others who get a pseudonym through the public and media, fall into this category.

Who has the most aliases?

Before

As soon as one person was called by a fictitious name, others began to repeat after him. Most often, pseudonyms were used by public figures who are constantly in sight, whom people know. These can be writers and writers who do not want to shine on book covers with real data, singers and singers who simply cannot perform with the name Ivan Ivanov, because it is too banal and mundane, artists and people of other creative professions who have become world-famous criminals (take the same Jack the Ripper), as well as politicians (for example, Lenin).

Now

Of course, modern writers and people of art and other directions continue to use pseudonyms, as before, since this will never go out of fashion with the stars, but another category of people has been added who almost have to use this method of hiding their real name. Pseudonyms are used by almost every more or less active Internet user: nicknames that regularly need to be invented during numerous registrations are the same pseudonyms.

How to come up with an alias?

1. own qualities. Smart guy, daredevil, hero, fool, etc. - all these words characterize a person. Thanks to the definition of their advantages or disadvantages - for those who are not alien to self-irony - you can come up with any nicknames and concepts close to them.
2. Compilation of existing names / aliases of a new one. Marilyn Manson, for example, took his name from the singer Marilyn Monroe - a sex symbol, singer and actress - and the name of Charles Manson - the once famous killer.
3. Anagrams. With the help of this, that is, by rearranging syllables, sounds or letters, you can create an incredible number of new, unusual, but at the same time mysterious pseudonyms. A sniper can turn into a Nisper, Truth into Warp Hell, etc. Sometimes it is almost impossible to recognize an old word in a new word.

Writers (and poets) using pseudonyms

It is most common for writers to sign books not with their own names. But, since these people are associated with literature, they get really interesting nicknames. The pseudonyms of writers are often well remembered and sound original. But not so much as to shock the reader, and therefore it is not always immediately clear whether the name is false or real in front of us.

So, the most famous pseudonyms of writers:

• Agatha Christie.
• Andrei Bely.
• Anna Akhmatova.
• Arkady Gaidar.
• Boris Akunin.
• Voltaire.
• Demyan Poor.
• Jack London.
• Igor Severyanin.;
• Lewis Carroll.
• Max Fry.
• Maksim Gorky.
• Mark Twain.
• O.Henry.
• Richard Bachman.
• Sasha Black.

Actors and TV presenters using pseudonyms

This includes everyone who shines on screens or in theaters. By the way, the modern world allows you to bring to your attention not only film and / or theater actors or TV presenters, but also video bloggers.

So, the famous "screen" personalities using pseudonyms:

• Antonio Banderas.
• Bruce Lee.
• Demmy Moor.
• Jackie Chan.
• Jodie Foster.
• Elijah Maddison.
• Kate Clapp.
• Marilyn Monroe.
• Nicolas Cage.
• Roma Acorn.
• Sophia Loren.

Singers and musicians using pseudonyms

Of course, in addition to writers and TV stars, singers also use fictitious names, of which there are also many. The most famous:

• Alena Apina.
• Bono.
• Vera Brezhneva.
• Dima Bilan.
• Zhanna Friske.
• Masha Rasputina.
• Giacomo Meyerbeer.
• Marilyn Monroe.
• Marilyn Manson.
• Tina Karol.
• Freddie Mercury.
• Elton John.

Other figures

Others are everyone else: criminals, politicians, circus performers, etc.

So, the most famous and best pseudonyms of people not related to literature, music and cinema:

• Jack the Ripper.
• Joseph Stalin.
• Konstantin Stanislavsky.
• Leon Trotsky.
• Lenin.
• Paracelsus.
• Pele.
• Sandro Botticelli.
• Student.
• Tintoretto.

Conclusion

Now you know what a pseudonym is, moreover, you can come up with your own. The main thing is not to be afraid to show imagination - and then the new fictitious name will become truly attractive, interesting and memorable.

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