Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selfname

/ˈsɛlfˌneɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: self-name
IPA: /ˈsɛlfˌneɪm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.

noun

A name given to oneself; a self-denomination or self-appellation.

noun

Example Sentences

"Surnames are, with a few exceptions, monosyllabic. Selfnames can be either monosyllabic or bisyllabic."
""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.""
"But first of all came Lystra with her selfname."
"Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri."
"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, [...]"

Etymology

From self (“own, proper”) + name. The autonym sense is possibly a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”), which are the ultimate roots of English autonym itself.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛlfˌneɪm/

Inflected Forms

selfnames (plural) self-name (alternative) self name (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce selfname?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛlfˌneɪm/.
What does selfname mean?: A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
Where does selfname come from?: From self (“own, proper”) + name. The autonym sense is possibly a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”), which are the ultimate roots of English autonym itself.

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