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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A name written backward, as Noremac for Cameron.

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  1. n. obsolete A pseudonym derived by spelling one's name backwards; see anagram.

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  • “n. - a teller of untruths; liar (from a follower of the apostles who was struck dead for lying) ananym”

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  • jmjarmstrong JM wonders if his ananym is a true pseudo name or merely a eman oduesp eurt? Aug 13, 2010

  • gangerh boB, annA, evE, etanargemop. Mar 1, 2008

  • anydelirium Ooh. Oooh, that was just- well, I'm not sure if that was really good or really, really bad. Mar 1, 2008

  • gangerh Yes we have no mynanas! Mar 1, 2008

  • anydelirium Aha! It's an ingenious plan! Mar 1, 2008

  • gangerh So when an ananym is a palindrome is it possible for an emordnilap to be a mynana? Quick, there's a list in this. Mar 1, 2008

  • yarb But if my name was Bob and I used the pen name "Bob", surely no-one would suspect that my real name was Bob? Sounds like a perfect plan! Mar 1, 2008

  • anydelirium Well, those would be palindromes, though I guess they could count if you were using them as a pen name. Kind of defeats the purpose though, right? Mar 1, 2008

  • pomegranate You mean "Bob"? "Anna"? "Eve"? Mar 1, 2008

  • anydelirium One's name written backwards as a pseudonym.

    -muiriledyna Mar 1, 2008

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