Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nom de clavier

/ˌnɑm də ˈklɑ.vi.ɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: nom de -clavier
IPA: /ˌnɑm də ˈklɑ.vi.ɛɹ/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pseudonym used in online communications; a handle.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Then we have people who use a nom de clavier, but whose real names are known to many of us."
"So is Whet Moser simply a nom de clavier? There seems to be a real Marooner by that name (different bio from Mo's)."
"In fact, Dejagoogle finds 27 hits with me posting under that nom de clavier between November 2001 and December 2002."

Etymology

Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + clavier (“keyboard”), by analogy with nom de plume.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌnɑm də ˈklɑ.vi.ɛɹ/
British English: /ˌnɒm də ˈklɑː.vi.ɛə/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

noms de clavier (plural)

Phrases

nom de course nom de guerre nom de plume nom de Web

Frequently Paired Words

nom de course nom de guerre nom de plume nom de Web

Synonyms

nom de Web alias handle username

Questions

How do you pronounce nom de clavier?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɑm də ˈklɑ.vi.ɛɹ/.
What does nom de clavier mean?: A pseudonym used in online communications; a handle.
Where does nom de clavier come from?: Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + clavier (“keyboard”), by analogy with nom de plume.

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