allonym means A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
allonym is pronounced /ˈal.əˌnɪm/.
Why “allonym” is a great word
ALLONYM — [Noun] A pseudonym, especially one that is the borrowed name of another real person, used by an author. From allo- ("other, different") + -onym ("name"), probably via French allonyme. First attested in English in 1725. Unlike a pseudonym—a general, often invented alias—or an autonym—one's own true name—an allonym is a deliberate act of literary impersonation, a mask of appropriation rather than invention. It is the scandalous pamphlet bearing the nameplate of a forgotten scholar, the ghost's signature on a love letter meant to mislead, or the lingering scent of another's study on a freshly printed title page. This quiet theft of identity questions the very ownership of a voice.
noun
- A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
- An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.