selfname
Selfname is a concept referring to a name that an individual or group uses to identify themselves, rather than one assigned by others. It is commonly discussed in the contexts of self-identification, branding, and metadata. The idea overlaps with autonyms—the names a group uses for itself in its own language. For example, Deutsch is the autonym used by German speakers for their language and people, while English speakers use "German" as an exonym. In this sense, self-names reflect agency and cultural self-definition.
In everyday use, a self-name may be a display name or nickname chosen by a person for
In technology and data systems, a self-name can be a canonical label assigned to an entity by