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self-name

self-name is the alternative form of selfname.

Meaning of selfname

Noun

selfname (plural selfnames)

  1. A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
    • Surnames are, with a few exceptions, monosyllabic. Selfnames can be either monosyllabic or bisyllabic.1986, Nikukua Sai Nagkiariien Nininife: - Issues 94-95; Issue 110, page 181
  2. A name given to oneself; a self-denomination or self-appellation.
    • Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.2005, Zygmunt Frajzyngier, Eric Johnston, A Grammar of Mina
  3. An autonym.
    • 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, [...]2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea

Forms of self-name

pluralself-names

Questions about self-name

What is self-name the alternative form of?
Self-name is the alternative form of selfname.

Words near self-name in the dictionary

  1. self-murder
  2. self-murderer
  3. self-murderers
  4. self-murders
  5. self-mutilation
  6. self-name
  7. self-names
  8. self-narrative
  9. self-narratives
  10. self-naughting
  11. self-neglectfulness

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