Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notname

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: not-name
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard name invented for an artist or author whose identity is unknown.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Notname.

Example Sentences

"The use of the Notname was a frank admission that the lot in question was less prestigious than originally suggested, and the final price paid was lower than what would be expected for a Castagno painting."
"The triptych with The Adoration of the Magi in the Antwerp museum (cat. 68) inspired the Notname of the anonymous master of the works of Group D: Master of the Antwerp Adoration."
"On the basis of this statement scholars have looked for the whereabouts of the producer of this text – who is called by the Notname 'Printer of the Kerstenspiegel' – in Louvain."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Notname, literally "necessity name" or "contingency name".

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Notname

Inflected Forms

Notnames (plural)

Questions

What does notname mean?: A standard name invented for an artist or author whose identity is unknown.
Where does notname come from?: It is traced to German.

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