cryptonym

English

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden, secret”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cryptonym (plural cryptonyms)

1. A secret name, a code name.

   The spy was known only by his cryptonym, 'Shadow'.

Derived terms

• cryptonymic
• cryptonymous

Translations

secret name, code name

Bulgarian: кодово наименование n (kodovo naimenovanie) Czech: kryptonym m Estonian: krüptonüüm, salanimi French: cryptonyme (fr) m German: Kryptonym (de) n Hungarian: fedőnév (hu) Italian: criptonimo (it) m Macedonian: криптоним m (kriptonim) Polish: kryptonim (pl) m Portuguese: criptônimo (pt) m (Brazil), criptónimo (pt) m (Portugal) Slovak: kryptonym m Welsh: enw cudd m