selfname
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of selfname
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
“Surnames are, with a few exceptions, monosyllabic. Selfnames can be either monosyllabic or bisyllabic.”
“"Oh, Elements," she finally managed to say, sitting back against the seat cushion of the pilot's chair, "is that truly your selfname?" "James, actually."”
“But first of all came Lystra with her selfname.”
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noun
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A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.
“Surnames are, with a few exceptions, monosyllabic. Selfnames can be either monosyllabic or bisyllabic.”
“"Oh, Elements," she finally managed to say, sitting back against the seat cushion of the pilot's chair, "is that truly your selfname?" "James, actually."”
“But first of all came Lystra with her selfname.”
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A name given to oneself; a self-denomination or self-appellation.
“Mina is the selfname of the language referred to in the literature as Hina or Besleri.”
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An autonym.
“In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, [...]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From self (“own, proper”) + name. The autonym sense is possibly a calque of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) + ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”), which are the ultimate roots of English autonym itself.
Words you can make from selfname
177 playable · top: ENFLAMES (13 pts)
Best play enflames 13 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
39 words- FAMES 10 pts
- FEMES 10 pts
- FLAME 10 pts
- FLAMS 10 pts
- FLEAM 10 pts
- ALEFS 8 pts
- FALSE 8 pts
- FANES 8 pts
- FEASE 8 pts
- FEELS 8 pts
- FLANS 8 pts
- FLEAS 8 pts
- FLEES 8 pts
- LEAFS 8 pts
- ALMES 7 pts
- AMENS 7 pts
- ENEMA 7 pts
- LAMES 7 pts
- LEMAN 7 pts
- MALES 7 pts
- MANES 7 pts
- MANSE 7 pts
- MEALS 7 pts
- MEANS 7 pts
- MENSA 7 pts
- MENSE 7 pts
- MESNE 7 pts
- NAMES 7 pts
- NEEMS 7 pts
- NEMAS 7 pts
- SEMEN 7 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- EASEL 5 pts
- ELANS 5 pts
- LANES 5 pts
- LEANS 5 pts
- LEASE 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- FAME 9 pts
- FAMS 9 pts
- FEME 9 pts
- FEMS 9 pts
- FLAM 9 pts
- ALEF 7 pts
- FANE 7 pts
- FANS 7 pts
- FEAL 7 pts
- FEEL 7 pts
- FEES 7 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- FLAN 7 pts
- FLEA 7 pts
- FLEE 7 pts
- LEAF 7 pts
- SAFE 7 pts
- SELF 7 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- ALMS 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LAMS 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANS 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEEM 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SLAM 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LASE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LEAS 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- SALE 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SEAL 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- FAM 8 pts
- FEM 8 pts
- EFS 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- FAN 6 pts
- FAS 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FES 6 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsFind your best play with selfname
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