orthonyms

Noun

orthonym (plural orthonyms)

1. The real name of a person who uses a pseudonym.
   • “Samuel Langhorne Clemens” is the orthonym of “Mark Twain”.

   Synonyms:

   autonym, alethonym

   Antonyms:

   pseudonym, allonym, alias, pen name, nom de plume, stage name, nom de guerre

2. The correct word for a concept in a specified language.
   • This technique is illustrated by Example Two (Figure 6) where the non-native speaker (NNS) is searching for the orthonym, proposes a German word which is then translated by one of the native speakers (NS) of French.2002, Daniel W.C. So, Gary M. Jones, Education and Society in Plurilingual Contexts, →ISBN, page 13

   Antonyms:

   mistranslation