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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

mononym

Does ''mononym'' mean the person who is known by a single name or does it mean the single name by which the person is known?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mononym
At the above site, it is said that mononym means the person who is known by a single name..Someone please clear this confusion..
  

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The following people are among many who are known by a single name (by their mononym): Beckham, Cruso, Picasso, Sinatra, and Madonna. These people, some alive and some dead, are or would have been called ‘mononymous’ (meaning, known by a single name).

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  • The following people are among many who are known by a single name (by their mononym): Beckham, Cruso, Picasso, Sinatra, and Madonna.
  • These people, some alive and some dead, are or would have been called ‘mononymous’ (meaning, known by a single name).
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The following people are among many who are known by a single name (by their mononym): Beckham, Cruso, Picasso, Sinatra, and Madonna. These people, some alive and some dead, are or would have been called ‘mononymous’ (meaning, known by a single name).
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So it means the above dictionary (whose link I gave) is wrong in their definition?
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It certainly appears so. It says that mononym means: a person who is famous enough to be known only by one name, usually the first name.
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AnonymousAt the above site, it is said that mononym means the person who is known by a single name.
eg.
Buddha
Confucius
Aristotle
Plato
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Surely, AlpheccaStars, the definition of ‘mononym’ is “the name given to a person who is famous enough to be known only by one name…” The person is not a mononym…only his name is. ?
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