autonym

autonym antonyms

xenonym compare autonym and xenonym
exonym compare autonym and exonym

autonym definitions

noun

  • 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. 

  • An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated. 

  • A work published under the author's true name. 

  • The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.