mononym

[ mon-uh-nim ]

noun
  1. the name of a person who has or is known by only one name, usually a given name without a surname: Bajans know her as Robyn Fenty, but she is known in the rest of the world by her mononym, Rihanna.

Origin of mononym

1
First recorded in 1880–85 as a technical term in the biological and medical sciences; mono- + -onym

Other words from mononym

  • mo·non·y·mous [muh-non-uh-muhs], /məˈnɒn ə məs/, mon·o·nym·ic [mon-uh-nim-ik], /ˌmɒn əˈnɪm ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mononym

mononym

/ (ˈmɒnəʊˌnɪm) /


noun
  1. a person who is famous enough to be known only by one name, usually the first name

Origin of mononym

1
C20: from mono- + (epo) nym

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