Selfname

Alternative forms

• self-name, self name

Origin

From self("own, proper") + name.

Full definition of selfname

Noun

1. A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
• 2000, Diane Duane, My Enemy, My Ally:"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.
• 2000, Joan Slonczewski, A Door Into Ocean:But first of all came Lystra with her selfname.
2. A name given to oneself; a self-denomination; self-appellation.
• 2005, Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Eric Johnston, A Grammar of Mina:Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.
3. An autonym.
• 2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea: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, ...