June 18, 2012

Are you satisfied with your full name?

“What should I do if I have an ugly last name?”

This question often arises among novice bloggers, and for some, the need to publish their own name prevents them from starting a blog. The solution is extremely simple - take a pseudonym.

Unlike, pseudonyms are not a way to hide your identity or simplify your identification in the online community, but a way to build your new image. The image that will lead the blogger to money and fame.

Nicknames around us

Perhaps someone thinks that the sonorous, beautiful combination of first and last name is an accident, the merit of far-sighted parents, or a gift from God. This is not true at all.

Leonid Utesov, Marilyn Monroe, Kir Bulychev, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Freddie Mercury – guess which of these names are real?

There is no need to guess for too long, none of the given names are real, they are all pseudonyms. Moreover, it is difficult to find an outstanding public figure speaking under his real name and surname. Nowadays there are still many nicknames left in blogging (as a relic of the past), but the future belongs to pseudonyms.

Why does a blogger need a pseudonym?

There are 5 objective reasons why any public person (or team) needs a pseudonym:

1. Laconic name– long names are difficult to remember, "Alexey Mirgashvadze" remembered much worse than "Lesha Mirny".
2. Name memorability– too common names, such as "Alexander Petrov", blur in people’s perceptions, merging with dozens of similar surnames or namesakes. But here's something more unique - "Alex the First" will be remembered much better.
3. Associate with occupation– surnames associated with a person’s profession are better perceived and remembered. For example, branding is full of names like “Vkusnov”, “Blinoff”, “Bystrov”.
4. Hide origin– chauvinistic sentiments towards individual nations will not subside for a long time, so it is more economically feasible to choose neutral pseudonyms, or with a slight American slant.
5. Not to be like a famous namesake - for example, when hearing the name Tolstoy, only Lev Nikolaevich comes to mind. At the beginning of my activity, I myself experienced problems with promotion in search engines, due to the wide popularity of my namesake Vladimir Lytvyn (Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine).

9 tricks for choosing a nickname

There is no technology for forming pseudonyms as such, otherwise all the names of stars and writers would be the same. But there are a number of techniques using which you can choose a pseudonym for yourself.

1. Matching the first name to the last name(and vice versa) - if your first and last names are disharmonious, the simplest solution is to change one of them. For example, from “Fedor Tarasov”, you can make “Taras Tarasov”, or take something exotic for the name. A good example is Angelika Varum (Maria Varum).
2. First and last name with the same letter– this turn of phrase is simple and easy to remember. For example, Marilyn Monroe, Alena Apina, Harry Harrison.
3. Nicknames and nicknames– famous people often take successful nicknames given at school, college, or the army as their surnames. The nickname can be slightly changed and taken as a pseudonym. An example is Alexander Marshall.
4. Heroes of books and films– you can take something from the first or last name of your favorite character (preferably a positive one) and thus create a pseudonym. An example is Alex Ivanhoe.
5. Last names based on occupation- a simple technique to create a surname based on your occupation. For example, “Suitcases”, “Cakes”, “Rental”.
6. Surnames based on qualities– just like with the previous example, you can do the same with positive qualities. Example - “Dobrov”, “Veselov”, “Happy”.
7. Last names– many easy-to-understand pseudonyms are created by forming a surname from a given name. For example, Alexandra Marinina, Romain Gary.
8. Associated surnames– for creative people, a surname for a pseudonym can be made from personal associations with oneself. Examples include Alexander Green, Andrey Bely, Demyan Bedny, Igor Severyanin.
9. Surname inheritance– you can choose a city, country, nation, positive phenomenon as a surname. In this way, your surname will have echoes of the power of the original. Examples – Jack London, Lesya Ukrainka, Maxim Tank.

If you don't have a clear idea of ​​which tools to use, you can make a list of alias options and then choose the best one from them.

In any case, whether you chose a new pseudonym or left the name according to your passport, conduct a matching experiment. Imagine yourself at the pinnacle of success, on the cover of a magazine or on a podium in front of an audience of thousands. What name is written on the cover, what name does the presenter say? Is yours current or new?

Sirin and Alkonost. Bird of Joy and Bird of Sorrow. Painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. 1896 Wikimedia Commons

I. Nicknames “with meaning”

***
Perhaps the most important pseudonym for Russia of the 20th century - Maksim Gorky. It belonged to Alexei Maksimovich Peshkov (1868-1936), a writer and playwright who came from the very bottom of society. The Soviet government loved Gorky not so much for his talent as for his background and life experience: a gifted self-taught man from Nizhny Novgorod spent his youth wandering around Russia and participated in several underground Marxist circles. In 1892, 24-year-old Peshkov published his first story “Makar Chudra” in the Tiflis newspaper “Caucasus” and signed it “M. Bitter". Subsequently, the letter "M." became the name "Maxim", probably in honor of the writer's father.

The meaning of the fictitious surname “Gorky” is clear to any reader of the young author’s first collection of stories and essays (1898): he wrote about thieves and drunkards, sailors and workers, about what he later called “the wild music of labor” and “the leaden abominations of wild Russian life.” " The success of Gorky's stories was stunning: according to the biographical dictionary "Russian Writers", in just eight years - from 1896 to 1904 - more than 1860 materials were published about the writer. And he had a long life and colossal glory ahead of him. In particular, his native Nizhny Novgorod was renamed Gorky in 1932, that is, during the author’s lifetime. And the huge city bore the name of the writer, or rather, his pseudonym until 1990.

It should be noted that Alexey Maksimovich did not use a pseudonym for long in his youth Yehudiel Chlamida. Under this name, he wrote several satirical feuilletons on local topics in Samara Gazeta in 1895.

***
The first novels of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) were published under a pseudonym V. Sirin. In 1920, the future writer came with his parents to Berlin. Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (1869-1922) was a major political figure, one of the founders of the Constitutional Democratic Party, and in post-revolutionary emigration he continued to be involved in politics, in particular, he published the newspaper “Rul” in Berlin. It is not surprising that Nabokov Jr. began publishing under an assumed name, otherwise the reading public would have been completely bewildered by the abundance of V. Nabokov in periodicals. Under the pseudonym Sirin, “Mashenka”, “Luzhin’s Defense”, “King, Queen, Jack”, a magazine version of “The Gift” and several other works were published. The meaning of the word “Sirin” was beyond doubt among readers: a sad, beautiful-voiced bird of paradise.

***
Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev (1880-1934) abandoned his own name and surname, entering the annals of Russian poetry, prose (and poetry) as Andrey Bely. A symbolist pseudonym for the young Bugaev was invented by Mikhail Sergeevich Solovyov, brother of the famous philosopher Vladimir Solovyov. It is believed that the name Andrei was supposed to remind of the first of the called apostles of Christ, and Bely - of the white color, in which all the colors of the spectrum are dissolved.

***
In the 1910s, Efim Pridvorov (1883-1945), a native of the Kherson province, began publishing poems under the name Demyan Bedny. The success of his works was so great that in honor of this “Bolshevik of the poetic weapon” (as Leon Trotsky spoke of him), the old city of Spassk in the Penza province was renamed Bednodemyanovsk in 1925, and under this name, which long outlived the glory of the proletarian poet, the city existed until 2005.

***
Writer Nikolai Kochkurov (1899-1938) chose a self-explanatory pseudonym with a sarcastic undertone: under the name Artem Vesely in the late 1920s and early 1930s, he published several popular books about the revolution and the Civil War in those decades (the novel “Russia, Washed in Blood”, the story “Rivers of Fire”, the play “We”).

***
A student of Maxim Gorky, Alexey Silych Novikov (1877-1944), who served in the Russo-Japanese War as a sailor, added one thematic word to his own surname and became known as a marine painter. Novikov-Priboy. He wrote the novel “Tsushima” (1932), one of the most popular military-historical novels in the USSR, and a number of short stories and novellas. It is noteworthy that Novikov-Priboi made his debut as the author of two essays about the Battle of Tsushima, published under the pseudonym A. Worn out.

II. Exotic aliases and hoaxes

Elizaveta Ivanovna Dmitrieva. 1912 Wikimedia Commons

One of the most famous literary hoaxes of the early 20th century was Cherubina de Gabriac. Under this name, in 1909, Elizaveta Ivanovna (Lilya) Dmitrieva (married Vasilyeva, 1887-1928) published her poems in the symbolist magazine Apollo. She was patronized by Maximilian Voloshin (whose, by the way, real name is Kireenko-Voloshin). Together they managed to create a charming and mysterious literary mask, and Apollo, led by Sergei Makovsky, published two cycles of poems by the young and noble Spanish recluse Cherubina. Soon the hoax was revealed, one of the unexpected consequences of this exposure was a duel between Nikolai Gumilyov, who had previously courted Vasilyeva, and Maximilian Voloshin on the Black River (of all places in St. Petersburg!). Fortunately for Russian poetry, this fight ended bloodlessly. It is interesting that Vyacheslav Ivanov, in the “Tower” where Dmitrieva herself visited, according to Voloshin’s memoirs, said: “I really appreciate Cherubina’s poems. They are talented. But if this is a hoax, then it’s brilliant.”

***
In the mid-1910s, Moscow publications regularly published poems, feuilletons and parodies of caustic Don Aminado. This exotic name was chosen for himself by Aminad Petrovich Shpolyansky (1888-1957), lawyer and writer, memoirist. His parodies of famous poets of the beginning of the century, including Balmont and Akhmatova, enjoyed great success. After the revolution, Shpolyansky emigrated. His aphorisms, popular among readers of emigrant Russian-language periodicals, were included in the collection “Neskuchny Sad” as a single cycle entitled “New Kozma Prutkov”.

***
The pseudonym of Alexander Stepanovich Grinevsky (1880-1932) should go into the exotic category: the author of the timeless romantic stories “Scarlet Sails” and “Running on the Waves”, the creator of the sonorous fictional cities of Zurbagan and Liss signed his books with a short foreign surname Green.

***
The name of Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Buchinskaya, née Lokhvitskaya (1872-1952) says little to the modern reader, but her pseudonym is Teffi- is known much better. Teffi is one of the most caustic authors in Russian literature, the author of the inimitable “Demonic Woman” and a long-term employee of “Satyricon”, the main humorous magazine of pre-revolutionary Russia. In the story “Pseudonym,” Teffi explained the origin of this name from “one fool,” because “fools are always happy.” In addition, by choosing a strange, meaningless, but sonorous and memorable word, the writer bypassed the traditional situation when female writers hide behind male pseudonyms.

***
Daniil Ivanovich Yuvachev (1905-1942) used dozens of pseudonyms, but the most famous of them is Kharms. The questionnaire that the poet filled out in 1925 has been preserved. He gave his last name as Yuvachev-Kharms, and when asked if he had a pseudonym, he replied: “No, I’m writing Kharms.” Researchers have linked this short, memorable word to English harm(“harm”), French charme(“charm”), Sanskrit dharma(“religious duty, cosmic law and order”) and even Sherlock Holmes.

***
You just have to get into the exotic nicknames section Grivadiy Gorpozhaks. Unfortunately, this author penned only one work - a parody of a spy novel called “Gene Green - Untouchable” (1972). Three authors were hiding behind the impossible Grivadiy: poet and screenwriter Grigory Pozhenyan (1922-2005), military intelligence officer and writer Ovid Gorchakov (1924-2000) and none other than Vasily Aksenov himself (1932-2009). Perhaps, after Kozma Prutkov, this is the most striking collective literary pseudonym.

III. Translated surnames, or anagrams

I. Repin and K. Chukovsky. Caricature of Mayakovsky from the album “Chukokkala”. 1915 feb-web.ru

Almost certainly the most popular author of the 20th century who wrote in Russian is Korney Chukovsky: in Russia it is difficult to grow up without Aibolit and Telefon, Mukha-Tsokotukha and Moidodyr. The author of these immortal children's fairy tales was named Nikolai Vasilyevich Korneychukov (1882-1969) at birth. In his youth, he created a fictitious first and last name from his surname, and a few years later he added the patronymic Ivanovich to them. The children of this remarkable poet, translator, critic and memoirist received the middle names Korneevichi and the surname Chukovsky: such a “deep” use of a pseudonym is not often encountered.

***
Making up pseudonyms by rearranging the letters of your own name is an old literary game. For example, the famous fabulist Ivan Andreevich Krylov (1769-1844) several times used the wild but cute signature Navi Volyrk. In the 20th century, Mark Aleksandrovich Landau (1886-1957), better known as Mark Aldanov, author of the tetralogy “The Thinker” about the French Revolution, a trilogy about the Russian Revolution (“The Key”, “The Flight”, “The Cave”) and several other large and small works.

***
Alias ​​meaning Gaidar, taken by Arkady Petrovich Golikov (1904-1941), a classic of Soviet children's literature, still raises questions. According to Timur Arkadyevich, the writer’s son, the answer is this: ““G” is the first letter of the Golikov surname; “ay” - the first and last letters of the name; “d” - in French “from”; “ar” are the first letters of the name of the hometown. G-AY-D-AR: Golikov Arkady from Arzamas.”

IV. Pseudonyms for journalism

Illustration from the book “Key to the upper Devonian of southern New York: designed for teachers and students in secondary schools.” 1899 A chisel is a tool for working metal or stone. Internet Archive Digital Library

Publishing under a pseudonym as a literary critic is a long-standing magazine tradition, even by modest (chronologically, not qualitatively) Russian standards. And the sun of Russian poetry did not disdain to sign with a fictitious name (Feofilakt Kosichkin). So by the beginning of the 20th century, pseudonyms for publicists had just become optional. For example, Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev (1886-1921), publishing in his own magazine “Sirius”, used the pseudonym Anatoly Grant. And Yuri Karlovich Olesha (1899-1960), collaborating in the famous satirical department of the Gudok newspaper, signed as Chisel.

***
The journalistic pseudonym had to be catchy, otherwise readers might not pay attention to it. Thus, the poetess and writer Zinaida Gippius (1869-1945) signed critical articles in the magazines “Scales” and “Russian Thought” as Anton Krainy. Among the guises of Valery Bryusov (1873-1924) were Aurelius, And Harmody, And Pentaur. And the author of popular stories for young people at the beginning of the 20th century, book historian and memoirist Sigismund Feliksovich Librovich (1855-1918) was published in the “Bulletin of Literature”, signing Lucian the Strong.

V. Pseudonyms “according to circumstances”

Ivan III tears up the Khan's letter. Painting by Alexey Kivshenko. 1879 Wikimedia Commons

Seventeen-year-old Anna Andreevna Gorenko (1889-1966) did not risk publishing her first poems under her own name and took her great-grandmother’s surname as a pseudonym - Akhmatova. Under the Tatar name she remained in literature. In her autobiographical essay “Budka,” written in 1964, she focused on the importance of this name for history: “My ancestor Khan Akhmat was killed at night in his tent by a bribed Russian killer, and with this, as Karamzin narrates, the Mongol yoke ended in Rus'.”

***
Both authors of The Twelve Chairs and The Golden Calf wrote under pseudonyms. Evgenia Petrova(1902-1942) was actually named Evgeny Petrovich Kataev, he was the younger brother of Valentin Kataev (1897-1986) and chose to become famous under a fictitious (semi-fictitious in his case) name. Ilya Ilf(1897-1937) at birth received the name Ilya Arnoldovich Fainzilberg, but shortened it almost to the initials - Il-f.

***
A separate chapter in the story about pseudonyms should be written by writers who changed their German, Polish, Jewish surnames to Russian ones. Thus, the author of “The Naked Year” and “The Tale of the Unextinguished Moon” Boris Pilnyak(1894-1938) at birth bore the surname Vogau, but changed it for the publication of his first youthful works and subsequently published only under a fictitious surname, meaning a resident of a village where wood was cut.

***
Vikenty Vikentyevich Veresaev(1867-1945), author of the timeless "Notes of a Doctor", came from the old noble family of Smidovich; a major figure in the Bolshevik movement and party leader in Soviet times, Pyotr Smidovich, is the writer’s second cousin.

***
The traveler Vasily Yanchevetsky (1874-1954), having taken up historical fiction and succeeded in this field, shortened his surname to Jan. Readers of “Lights on the Mounds,” “Genghis Khan,” and “Batu” know him by this name.

***
Author of "Two Captains" Veniamin Aleksandrovich Kaverin(1902-1989) was born into the Zilber family, but, having entered the literary field, he borrowed the name from a friend of A.S. Pushkin, the daring hussar and rake Pyotr Kaverin. It is remarkable that Zilber defended his dissertation at Leningrad University on Osip Senkovsky, the most popular writer in the mid-19th century, who became famous under the pseudonym Baron Brambeus. And Osip Ivanovich was a master of pseudonyms: he signed himself, among other things, as “Ivan Ivanov, son of Khokhotenko-Khlopotunov-Pustyakovsky, retired second lieutenant, landowner of various provinces and cavalier of integrity” and “Dr. Karl von Bitterwasser.”

The history of creating pseudonyms goes back a long way. The word itself has Greek roots, and can be translated as “false name.” Famous people often changed their last name, but their motives were radically different from each other.

What is a pseudonym for?

In ancient China and Japan, great poets took on new names when they achieved fame. They wanted to be sure that their fame was not just a fad, but a recognition of true talent. Many authors went through their creative path again several times.

Often the motive for hiding a name was fear - since the 17th century, actors and writers hid under pseudonyms so as not to disgrace the noble family and not bring the wrath of society upon their heads. In Tsarist Russia, revolutionaries seeking to avoid persecution carried out underground activities under fictitious, transparent nicknames.

Another motive for changing the name is the cacophony of the sound. Singer Krivorotov could hardly win the hearts of female fans in the 80s of the 20th century, but Andrei Razin coped with this task in the best possible way. Modern movie stars also prefer bright and sonorous pseudonyms to their rustic surnames - a well-chosen option quickly becomes famous in all corners of the planet.

The Internet also dictates its own rules to people striving to be at the center of the World Wide Web. Every second site offers to come up with a second name or nickname (nickname), and users have to use all their imagination so as not to get lost in the vastness of the web. Let’s try to figure out how to choose a nickname for different occasions in this article.

A nickname with a twist

The most important thing in a pseudonym is its originality and memorability. The name should arouse the curiosity of the interlocutor and the desire to solve the riddle. It is desirable that the nickname be associated with its bearer and be easily perceived by ear.

It is important to consider the circumstances in which the pseudonym will be used. It is unacceptable to use the nickname Milashka in business communication, but on a dating site its presence will be justified.

Of course, you can always take advantage of the fruits of someone else's mental labor and assign yourself a name from some online directory. However, coming up with original names that do not repeat anyone is always more interesting.

Know yourself

Quite often, people take the problem of choosing a name too seriously. In that
In this case, fictitious nicknames sound too pretentious and cumbersome. How to come up with a nickname so that it is easily perceived and does not cause irritation or a bewildered smile? The best thing to do is look back at your past and think about what your friends and family called you. Often close people very subtly notice character details and come up with an accurate comparison. It may happen that you don’t have to come up with anything, since a good nickname has already been stored in your memory for a long time.

How to come up with a last name-pseudonym?

People of creative professions have always sought to change the boring surname they inherited. A bright name on a poster or TV screen attracts the attention of the public and makes them take a fresh look at the personality of the actor or musician. Let's look at several ways to create this type of nickname and try to use them in real life:

Female nicknames

Dear girls, before you come up with an original nickname for communicating on the Internet, think carefully about what goals you want to achieve! What nickname can you come up with for a girl living online? It all depends on the task at hand.

1. Seduction. Such affectionate nicknames as “Lapulya”, “Sweet” or “Pussy” will come in handy in this situation. However, you should not count on a serious attitude towards your person from the male sex. Nicknames of this type are designed for a quick instinctive reaction, which can lead to indecent proposals, insults and ridicule. Sometimes these pseudonyms cause the opposite effect - disgust and negativity.
2. Online Games. What nickname should I come up with for a girl who loves online games? Brave ladies are not shy and proudly call themselves “Lady Hammer”, “Warrior”, “Queen of the Night”. The disadvantage of such nicknames is that other players may want to test the strength of the armor of their owners. If you are ready to repel all attacks, then the decision has been made correctly.
3. Acquaintance. For those who want to build personal happiness with the help of dating sites, it is recommended to choose romantic names that will demonstrate the girl’s femininity and charm. For example, this could be the name itself, written in Latin script. The design of a nickname will help enhance the effect, when instead of one letter there is a graphic icon (a heart or a flower).

Nickname for a man

Men, as representatives of the strong half of humanity, always strive to demonstrate strength and confidence in all aspects of life. And here it is important not to overdo it. Nicknames like “Sex Machine” or “Ladies’ Man” can only cause not only bewilderment, but also laughter.

You need to understand that women value intelligence, a sense of humor and the ability to make money. How to come up with a nickname for such a man? It’s very simple - use a mythological dictionary and a history textbook. A name borrowed from an ancient hero will show the education and erudition of its owner.

Which nickname should I choose?

How to come up with a nickname for “VKontakte”, “Odnoklassniki” and Facebook? Those who like to communicate on social networks know better than anyone the difficulties of choosing a pseudonym. And this is not surprising - thousands of people are racking their brains over how to present themselves to former classmates and current colleagues in the most favorable light. For teenagers communicating with their peers in chats and groups, it is very important not to get lost among the original nicknames and attract maximum attention. To solve this problem, let's try to use the most original ways to solve it.

How to come up with a nickname for social networks?

Results of using an alias

As a result of creative efforts, a lot of variants of pseudonyms are born and a new problem appears - the problem of choice. You don’t have to settle on just one word; it’s better to try out all the options you like. After communicating online for some time under a new nickname, you can understand its pros and cons. If there are more interlocutors and popularity is growing, then you are on the right track. If things got worse, then you should think about mistakes. Perhaps this nickname is inappropriate for this resource and only interferes with the completion of the assigned tasks. There is no need to despair - a negative result is a good reason for new achievements, and a creative approach will help you get the desired result.

In turn, we hope that the article helped answer the question “How to come up with a pseudonym?”, and our tips showed you new ways to form an original name.

- (Greek pseudonymos “false name”) a fictitious name that replaces the real one, which for one reason or another must be hidden. According to the conditions for creating a fictitious name, one should distinguish between literary and stage names and numerous other cases... Literary encyclopedia

Nickname- A pseudonym serves a practical purpose: it replaces a real name, which for one reason or another it is desirable to hide. Representatives of art (mainly in theater and literature), less often representatives of science, perform under a pseudonym.... ... Dictionary of literary terms

A fictitious, conventional name of the author of a work of science, literature or art. The right to a pseudonym is the personal non-property right of the author. He may publish, reproduce and distribute under a pseudonym all or some of his works;... ... Financial Dictionary

- (Greek, from pseudos false, onoma name). Fictitious name; an author who writes his articles under a fictitious name. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. A pseudonym is a fictitious name with which authors sign their... ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

See name... Dictionary of Russian synonyms and similar expressions. under. ed. N. Abramova, M.: Russian Dictionaries, 1999. fictitious pseudonym, name; matronym Dictionary of Russian synonyms ... Synonym dictionary

pseudonym- a, m. pseudonyme m. gr. pseudonimos bearing a false name. 1. A fictitious name that some writers, artists, politicians, etc. use to replace their real name. BAS 1. I would like to ask you to sign my letter about Bakunin with my pseudonym... ... Historical Dictionary of Gallicisms of the Russian Language

- (from pseudo... and Greek onyma name), the conventional name of the author or artist, which replaces his real name or surname (or both). Disclosure of a pseudonym without the consent of the author is not permitted, except in cases where the pseudonym is used for the purpose of... Modern encyclopedia

- (from pseudo... and Greek onyma name) the conventional name of the author or artist, which replaces his real name or surname (or both). By law, disclosure of a pseudonym without the consent of the author is not permitted, except in cases where the pseudonym is used in... ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

Alias, pseudonym, husband. (Greek pseudonymos bearing a false name) (book). A fictitious name used by writers, artists, and performers in public appearances. M. Gorky is the pseudonym of A. M. Peshkov. Gogol signed his first work... ... Ushakov's Explanatory Dictionary

pseudonym- (incorrect nickname) ... Dictionary of difficulties of pronunciation and stress in modern Russian language

pseudonym- The fictitious name with which the author signs the work. [GOST 7.76 96] pseudonym A conventional fictitious name (surname) with which the author signs the work. [GOST R 7.0.3 2006] Subjects of the publication, main types and elements of assembly, ... ... Technical Translator's Guide

Books

• Pseudonym, Troy D., The novel “Pseudonym (b)” is based on real facts. Facts from Shakespeare's biography and the facts of a sensational discovery made by a Russian scientist, one of the prototypes of the hero of the novel. Solution to the riddle... Category: Contemporary prose
• Pseudonym, Yulian Semenov, The dramatic fate of the American novelist O. Henry illustrates the situation in America in the 1880s, a time of speculative excitement and the beginning of active imperialist foreign... Category: Soviet detective Series: Arrow Publisher:

The history of creating pseudonyms goes back a long way. The word itself has Greek roots, and can be translated as “false name.” Famous people often changed their last name, but their motives were radically different from each other.

What is a pseudonym for?

In ancient China and Japan, great poets took on new names when they achieved fame. They wanted to be sure that their fame was not just a fad, but a recognition of true talent. Many authors went through their creative path again several times.

Often the motive for hiding a name was fear - since the 17th century, actors and writers hid under pseudonyms so as not to disgrace the noble family and not bring the wrath of society upon their heads. In Tsarist Russia, revolutionaries seeking to avoid persecution carried out underground activities under fictitious, transparent nicknames.

Another motive for changing the name is the cacophony of the sound. Singer Krivorotov could hardly win the hearts of female fans in the 80s of the 20th century, but Andrei Razin coped with this task in the best possible way. Modern movie stars also prefer bright and sonorous pseudonyms to their rustic surnames - a well-chosen option quickly becomes famous in all corners of the planet.

The Internet also dictates its own rules to people striving to be at the center of the World Wide Web. Every second site offers to come up with a second name or nickname (nickname), and users have to use all their imagination so as not to get lost in the vastness of the web. Let’s try to figure out how to choose a nickname for different occasions in this article.

A nickname with a twist

The most important thing in a pseudonym is its originality and memorability. The name should arouse the curiosity of the interlocutor and the desire to solve the riddle. It is desirable that the nickname be associated with its bearer and be easily perceived by ear.

It is important to consider the circumstances in which the pseudonym will be used. It is unacceptable to use the nickname Milashka in business communication, but on a dating site its presence will be justified.

Of course, you can always take advantage of the fruits of someone else's mental labor and assign yourself a name from some online directory. However, coming up with original names that do not repeat anyone is always more interesting.

Know yourself

Quite often, people take the problem of choosing a name too seriously. In that
In this case, fictitious nicknames sound too pretentious and cumbersome. How to come up with a nickname so that it is easily perceived and does not cause irritation or a bewildered smile? The best thing to do is look back at your past and think about what your friends and family called you. Often close people very subtly notice character details and come up with an accurate comparison. It may happen that you don’t have to come up with anything, since a good nickname has already been stored in your memory for a long time.

How to come up with a last name-pseudonym?

People of creative professions have always sought to change the boring surname they inherited. A bright name on a poster or TV screen attracts the attention of the public and makes them take a fresh look at the personality of the actor or musician. Let's look at several ways to create this type of nickname and try to use them in real life:

Female nicknames

Dear girls, before you come up with an original nickname for communicating on the Internet, think carefully about what goals you want to achieve! What nickname can you come up with for a girl living online? It all depends on the task at hand.

1. Seduction. Such affectionate nicknames as “Lapulya”, “Sweet” or “Pussy” will come in handy in this situation. However, you should not count on a serious attitude towards your person from the male sex. Nicknames of this type are designed for a quick instinctive reaction, which can lead to indecent proposals, insults and ridicule. Sometimes these pseudonyms cause the opposite effect - disgust and negativity.
2. Online Games. What nickname should I come up with for a girl who loves online games? Brave ladies are not shy and proudly call themselves “Lady Hammer”, “Warrior”, “Queen of the Night”. The disadvantage of such nicknames is that other players may want to test the strength of the armor of their owners. If you are ready to repel all attacks, then the decision has been made correctly.
3. Acquaintance. For those who want to build personal happiness with the help of dating sites, it is recommended to choose romantic names that will demonstrate the girl’s femininity and charm. For example, this could be the name itself, written in Latin script. The design of a nickname will help enhance the effect, when instead of one letter there is a graphic icon (a heart or a flower).

Nickname for a man

Men, as representatives of the strong half of humanity, always strive to demonstrate strength and confidence in all aspects of life. And here it is important not to overdo it. Nicknames like “Sex Machine” or “Ladies’ Man” can only cause not only bewilderment, but also laughter.

You need to understand that women value intelligence, a sense of humor and the ability to make money. How to come up with a nickname for such a man? It’s very simple - use a mythological dictionary and a history textbook. A name borrowed from an ancient hero will show the education and erudition of its owner.

Which nickname should I choose?

How to come up with a nickname for “VKontakte”, “Odnoklassniki” and Facebook? Those who like to communicate on social networks know better than anyone the difficulties of choosing a pseudonym. And this is not surprising - thousands of people are racking their brains over how to present themselves to former classmates and current colleagues in the most favorable light. For teenagers communicating with their peers in chats and groups, it is very important not to get lost among the original nicknames and attract maximum attention. To solve this problem, let's try to use the most original ways to solve it.

How to come up with a nickname for social networks?

Results of using an alias

As a result of creative efforts, a lot of variants of pseudonyms are born and a new problem appears - the problem of choice. You don’t have to settle on just one word; it’s better to try out all the options you like. After communicating online for some time under a new nickname, you can understand its pros and cons. If there are more interlocutors and popularity is growing, then you are on the right track. If things got worse, then you should think about mistakes. Perhaps this nickname is inappropriate for this resource and only interferes with the completion of the assigned tasks. There is no need to despair - a negative result is a good reason for new achievements, and a creative approach will help you get the desired result.

In turn, we hope that the article helped answer the question “How to come up with a pseudonym?”, and our tips showed you new ways to form an original name.