selfname

English

Alternative forms

• self-name,self name

Etymology

Fromself(“own, proper”)+‎name.

Noun

selfname(pluralselfnames)

1. Aproper name;a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.(proper name)
   • 2000,Diane Duane,My Enemy, My Ally:

     "Oh, Elements," she finally managed to say, sitting back against the seat cushion of the pilot's chair, "is that truly yourselfname?""James, actually. "

   • 2000,Joan Slonczewski,A Door Into Ocean:

     But first of all came Lystra with herselfname.

2. Anamegiven to oneself; a self-denomination; self-appellation.(self-denomination)
   • 2005,Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Eric Johnston,A Grammar of Mina:

     Mina is theselfnameof the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.

3. Anautonym.(autonym)
   • 2009,Nicolas Tranter,The Languages of Japan and Korea:

     In the past, the Ainu (theirselfnamemeaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, [...]

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