assumed name

English

Noun

assumed name (plural assumed names)

1. An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive others.
   • 1983 June 28 [1983 June 26], “Two Taiwan Spies Arrested in Liaoning”, in Daily Report: China, number 125, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, China: PRC National Affairs, page K 17:

     Spy Lu Defeng, who was arrested by the Dandong City Public Security Bureau, is also called Lu Yongde. His assumed name is Fan Zheng and his code is 8977. He is a male, 50 years old and a native of Kuandian County. Before being arrested, he was a teacher of the workers' education section of the Dandong City paper pulp plant.

Translations

An alias, especially one adopted in order to deceive

• Finnish: salanimi (fi), alias (fi), peitenimi (fi)
• Irish: ainm bréige m
• Polish: przybrane imię n