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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 harms
  2. self image
  3. self images
  4. self indulgence
  5. self indulgences
  6. self name
  7. self names
  8. self pity
  9. self pollination
  10. self religion
  11. self religions

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