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selfname

noun

Etymology

From self (“own, proper”) + name. The autonym sense is possibly a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”), which are the ultimate roots of English autonym itself.

  1. inherited from *h₁nómn̥✻ — “name”
  2. inherited from *namô✻ — “name”
  3. inherited from *namō✻
  4. inherited from nama
  5. inherited from name
  6. compounded as selfname — “self + name”

Definitions

  1. A proper name

    A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.

    • Surnames are, with a few exceptions, monosyllabic. Selfnames can be either monosyllabic or bisyllabic.
    • "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.

  2. A name given to oneself

    A name given to oneself; a self-denomination or self-appellation.

    • Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.

  3. An autonym.

    • 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, [...]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA