Pseudonym, << SOO duh nihm, >> is a fictitious name taken by authors and other people who wish to conceal their true identities or simply to be known by another name. One famous author’s pseudonym is Mark Twain, the name adopted by the American humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens. The “stage names” assumed by actors and actresses are also kinds of pseudonyms. See also Name (Pseudonyms) .
