cryptonym means A secret name, a code name. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CRYPTONYM — [Noun] A secret name or code name used to conceal the identity of a person, place, operation, or thing. From the Greek kryptos ("hidden, secret") and onyma ("name"). Unlike a pseudonym—a literary veil, often meant to be pierced—or the general code name—which might simply ease communication—a cryptonym is a true cipher, designed to mislead and protect within a clandestine reality. It is the whispered "Icarus" for a doomed pilot, the bland "Operation Ivy" masking a nuclear test, the spectral anonymity of "Asset Delphi" on a scrambled line—a testament to the fact that the most potent secrets are often hidden in the plainest of sounds.
noun
- A secret name, a code name.“The spy was known only by his cryptonym, 'Shadow'.”