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mononym
[ mon-uh-nim ]
noun
- 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.
mononym
/ ˈmɒnəʊˌnɪm /
noun
- a person who is famous enough to be known only by one name, usually the first name
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Other Words From
- mo·non·y·mous [m, uh, -, non, -, uh, -m, uh, s], mon·o·nym·ic [mon-, uh, -, nim, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mononym1
First recorded in 1880–85 as a technical term in the biological and medical sciences; mono- ( def ) + -onym ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mononym1
C20: from mono- + ( epo ) nym
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Example Sentences
Nonetheless, the pop provocateur that soap fans know by the mononym “Franco” has decided to unpack it.
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