Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Word of the Day #11
ananym
(AN-uh-nim) noun
A name formed by reversing letters of another name, often used as a pseudonym.
[From Greek ana- (back) + -onym (name).]
Examples:
(AN-uh-nim) noun
A name formed by reversing letters of another name, often used as a pseudonym.
[From Greek ana- (back) + -onym (name).]
Examples:
- Talk show host Oprah's production company is named Harpo.
- Doctor Seuss (Theodore Geisel) wrote many books under the name Theo LeSeig.
- Samuel Butler wrote a satirical novel Erewhon (near reverse of Nowhere).
