Definitions For Autonym

Noun

AUTONYM (plural AUTONYMs) (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated. : Synonym: type variety (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups. : {{ux, en, {{l, de, Deutsche}} is the autonym of the people known in English as germans.}} : Synonym: endonym, selfname : {{ant, en, exonym, xenonym}} The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. : {{ant, en, pseudonym, alias, pen name}} A work published under the author's true name."Autonym", OED 2nd ed.

Related terms

demonym ethnonym glossonym

Translations

Bashkir: үҙатама, sc=Cyrl Estonian: omanimi French: autonyme, m Russian: самоназва́ние, n

Etymology

from auto- , gloss1=self , -onym , gloss2=name.