álnevek

álnévek is a Hungarian term used in onomastics and everyday language to denote aliases or false names that a person adopts to conceal identity or to present a different public persona. The word is formed from ál- meaning "false" and név meaning "name." The standard plural is álnevek, and the singular is álnév. The attributive form is álnevű, as in álnevű személy, meaning "a person with an alias."

Usage and contexts: Aliases appear in literature, theatre, journalism, and historical documentation. They may be adopted by authors, performers, activists, or individuals seeking privacy. In crime reporting, álnevek are used to refer to people by their alias rather than their real name. In contemporary Hungarian, many public figures use stage names or pen names that function as álnevek, though formal writing more often uses the general terms pseudonym or alias.

Relation to other terms: The concept overlaps with pseudonyms, stage names, and nom de plume in other languages. While álnév is the native Hungarian term, the English equivalents pseudonym or alias are more common in non-Hungarian contexts. The plural álnevek similarly corresponds to multiple such aliases.

See also: alias, pseudonym, stage name, nom de plume. In Hungarian usage, these terms help distinguish between a person’s legal name and the name they publicly use or publish under.