A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person .
43-489: Misono Kōda ( 神田 美苑 , Kōda Misono ) , publicly known mononymously as Misono (stylized in lower case ), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and TV personality. She was born in Kyoto , Japan, and is the younger sister of singer Koda Kumi . In 2000, Misono participated in the summer vacation audition organized by Japanese label Avex , and was subsequently chosen by the label to become one of their artists. In 2002, she debuted as
86-594: A Latinized version (where "u" become "v", and "j" becomes "i") of his family surname , "Arouet, l[e] j[eune]" ("Arouet, the young"); it reversed the syllables of the name of the town his father came from, Airvault; and it has implications of speed and daring through similarity to French expressions such as voltige , volte-face and volatile . "Arouet" would not have served the purpose, given that name's associations with " roué " and with an expression that meant "for thrashing". The 19th-century French author Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842) used many pen names , most famously
129-640: A combination of two personal names typically given by a Buddhist monk. There are no inherited family names; instead, Bhutanese differentiate themselves with nicknames or prefixes. In the Near East 's Arab world, the Syrian poet Ali Ahmad Said Esber (born 1930) at age 17 adopted the mononym pseudonym, Adunis , sometimes also spelled "Adonis". A perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, he has been described as
172-568: A father's name, tribal affiliation, or an adjective describing the person. Thus, in some cases, people of the same family may have different last names. Common forms of last names referring to tribal affiliation are: Tribal names are usually patrilineal. The ancestral line of females generally is not included as part of the identity. Afghan women traditionally do not take their husband's surnames when they marry. Other known suffixes include: Among ethnic Pashtuns, surnames based on location are not common. For most of their history, Pashtuns have lived
215-500: A first name may be distinguished by tribe, place of birth, profession or honorific title. It is generally those from developing regions who are known by a mononym due to the lack of a legal identification system. They may also have multiple mononyms (i.e. may be called by multiple personal names). Male names are normally compounded, for example Ahmad Khan, in which two words make up one single given name. Males often have Islamic names derived from Arabic that are popular throughout
258-405: A given name and a surname. Some companies get around this by entering the mononym as both the given name and the surname. Afghan name An Afghan personal name consists of a given name ( Dari : نام , Pashto : نوم ) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and
301-647: A lifetime. In European and American histories, prominent Native Americans are usually mononymous, using a name that was frequently garbled and simplified in translation. For example, the Aztec emperor whose name was preserved in Nahuatl documents as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin was called "Montezuma" in subsequent histories. In current histories he is often named Moctezuma II , using the European custom of assigning regnal numbers to hereditary heads of state. Some French authors have shown
344-409: A list of assorted female names of Pashto or Persian origin (or otherwise of Indo-Persian origin), with many referring to beauty and nature. Examples of gender-neutral Afghan names include: Gul (meaning "flower"), Lal , Sultan , Taj , and Shaista . While most Afghans lack a last name, they are more common among urban populations or the educated or higher class. Last names can represent
387-551: A male first name only has a single part, for example the full name Farid , or the full name Homayoun . Below is a list of assorted Afghan given names of local Pashto or Persian origin or otherwise of Indo-Persian origin. Female first names tend to have a single component, for example Fereyba , Laila , or Roya . In rarer instances they may have two parts, for example Gol Khanom . Female names of Arabic origin are less common than Arabic male names; some examples are: Jamila , Nadia or Zahra . The table below shows
430-505: A male, or Shaperai Isupazai for a female. Speakers of Dari (e.g. the Tajiks ) are more likely to have Persian names, for example Bashir Bijan for a male, or Shirin Kuhestani for a female. Ethnic Hazara names tend to contain more Shi'ite related names, like Ali and Hossain . Names can also display pronunciation differences germane to the two main accents of Pashto. For example,
473-463: A preference for mononyms. In the 17th century, the dramatist and actor Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–73) took the mononym stage name Molière. In the 18th century, François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778) adopted the mononym Voltaire , for both literary and personal use, in 1718 after his imprisonment in Paris' Bastille , to mark a break with his past. The new name combined several features. It was an anagram for
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#1733093656976516-504: A recurrent guest in Fuji TV variety show Quiz! Hexagon II , and during these period she participated in said show's comedic units "Misono & Hiroshi" with Hiroshi Shinagawa, and "Satoda Mai with Gōda Kyōdai" with Mai Satoda and Toshifumi Fujimoto . On March 31, 2009, misono collaborated with her sister Kumi Koda for " It's All Love! ", which became her single to top the Oricon charts and
559-589: A rural, transhumant, semi-nomadic life and therefore surnames tied to cities or locations are rare. Some tribes identify with locations, such as the Khostwal and Khost , or the Bannuchis and Bannu in Pakistan. Surnames may also be derived from honorifics, for example Khan which was adopted via cross-cultural exchanges between Turko-Mongol peoples. Honorifics are also given to some people, for example Khan which
602-464: A single name. Alulim , first king of Sumer , is one of the earliest names known; Narmer , an ancient Egyptian pharaoh , is another. In addition, Biblical names like Adam , Eve , Moses , or Abraham , were typically mononymous, as were names in the surrounding cultures of the Fertile Crescent . Ancient Greek names like Heracles , Homer , Plato , Socrates , and Aristotle , also follow
645-535: A topic on social media due to an official note added to the album title which said "If the album doesn't sell 10k copies, misono won't be able to release another CD." The album failed to sell over 10k copies and questions were raised about Misono's possible retirement. However, she stated that that was not the case; she would just stop releasing albums, but she would not retire from the entertainment business. Her contract with Avex Management ended on October 31, 2018. On July 16, 2017, Misono married Shinnosuke Nakamura, who
688-738: A tradition of single names. In modern times, in countries that have long been part of the East Asian cultural sphere (Japan, the Koreas, Vietnam, and China), mononyms are rare. An exception pertains to the Emperor of Japan . Mononyms are common in Indonesia , especially in Javanese names . Single names still also occur in Tibet . Most Afghans also have no surname. In Bhutan , most people use either only one name or
731-557: Is the drummer for Japanese rock band HighsidE. After being hospitalized from March 29 to April 5, 2019, due to an unknown illness, it was revealed that Misono had been diagnosed with Ménière's disease in October 2019. mononym A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains common in modern societies such as in Afghanistan , Bhutan , Indonesia (especially by
774-490: Is used for men's names, or Jan used for both men's and women's names. For example: Honorific names can signify certain ranks of notability such as royal, religious or occupational status. Below are some examples: Some honorifics are used in addressing people in place of their actual given name, such as Mullah or Doctor . Patronymic names are also sometimes used in addressing people, for example dokhtare Golbibi meaning "daughter of Golbibi". They can also be used for
817-712: The Javanese ), Myanmar , Mongolia , Tibet , and South India . In other cases, a person may select a single name from their polynym or adopt a mononym as a chosen name, pen name , stage name , or regnal name . A popular nickname may effectively become a mononym, in some cases adopted legally. For some historical figures, a mononym is the only name that is still known today. The word mononym comes from English mono- ("one", "single") and -onym ("name", "word"), ultimately from Greek mónos (μόνος, "single"), and ónoma (ὄνομα, "name"). The structure of persons' names has varied across time and geography. In some societies, individuals have been mononymous, receiving only
860-666: The Khan in Gul Khan ) is generally treated as a last name in the West, despite Khan originally being a honorific title. In an English-speaking country it would be treated as a last name, with Gul the first name, in this case. The lack of standardization means that English renderings can also vary, for example the name مسعود can be variously transcribed as Massoud , Masoud , or Mas'ud . Interposition of spaces can also vary; for example, both Miakhel and Mia Khel have been used as transliterations of
903-401: The 17th and 18th centuries, most Italian castrato singers used mononyms as stage names (e.g. Caffarelli , Farinelli ). The German writer, mining engineer, and philosopher Georg Friedrich Philipp Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772–1801) became famous as Novalis . The 18th-century Italian painter Bernardo Bellotto , who is now ranked as an important and original painter in his own right, traded on
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#1733093656976946-458: The Muslim world, whereas females more commonly have names from local Pashto or Persian origin, which itself can have derivations from various Indo-Iranian languages such as Sanskrit . Male first names very often have two parts, usually the "proper" name and the "subordinate" name. For example: This is not always the case, and sometimes both parts are combined as one, for example: In rare cases,
989-430: The addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of parents' choice. This structure is shared amongst the different ethnicities of Afghanistan and people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa . Traditionally, Afghans only use a first name and lack a last name. This is also the case among Pashtuns in neighbouring Pakistan. Those having only
1032-609: The clan) – the nomen and cognomen were almost always hereditary. Mononyms in other ancient cultures include Hannibal , the Celtic queen Boudica , and the Numidian king Jugurtha . During the early Middle Ages , mononymity slowly declined, with northern and eastern Europe keeping the tradition longer than the south. The Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; though sometimes referred to as "Desiderius Erasmus" or "Erasmus of Rotterdam", he
1075-670: The emperor and his family have no surname, only a given name, such as Hirohito , which in practice in Japanese is rarely used: out of respect and as a measure of politeness, Japanese prefer to say "the Emperor" or "the Crown Prince". Roman Catholic popes have traditionally adopted a single, regnal name upon their election . John Paul I broke with this tradition – adopting a double name honoring his two predecessors – and his successor John Paul II followed suit, but Benedict XVI reverted to
1118-561: The girl's name "Zarlakht", as pronounced in the Northern Pashto dialect of Kabul or Peshawar (Pakistan), will be pronounced as "Zarlasht" in the Southern Pashto of Kandahar and Quetta (Pakistan). Since there is no orthographic standardization, and because there are diverse dialects, there are many discrepancies in transcription of Afghan names into English, especially from Pashto. The second component of male names (for example
1161-463: The greatest living poet of the Arab world. In the West, mononymity, as well as its use by royals in conjunction with titles, has been primarily used or given to famous people such as prominent writers, artists , entertainers , musicians and athletes . The comedian and illusionist Teller , the silent half of the duo Penn & Teller , legally changed his original polynym, Raymond Joseph Teller, to
1204-456: The imposition of Western-style names, one of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was for all provinces and territories to waive fees to allow Indigenous people to legally assume traditional names, including mononyms. In Ontario , for example, it is now legally possible to change to a single name or register one at birth, for members of Indigenous nations which have
1247-451: The mononym "Teller" and possesses a United States passport issued in that single name. While some have chosen their own mononym, others have mononyms chosen for them by the public. Oprah Winfrey , American talk show host, is usually referred to by only her first name, Oprah. Elvis Presley , American singer, is usually referred to by only his first name, Elvis. Western computer systems do not always support monynyms, most still requiring
1290-466: The mononym Stendhal, adapted from the name of the little Prussian town of Stendal , birthplace of the German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann , whom Stendhal admired. Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820–1910) was an early French photographer. In the 20th century, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873–1954, author of Gigi , 1945), used her actual surname as her mononym pen name, Colette. In
1333-640: The mononymous pseudonym Witkacy, a conflation of his surname ( Witkiewicz ) and middle name ( Ignacy ). Monarchs and other royalty , for example Napoleon , have traditionally availed themselves of the privilege of using a mononym, modified when necessary by an ordinal or epithet (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II or Charles the Great ). This is not always the case: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has two names. While many European royals have formally sported long chains of names, in practice they have tended to use only one or two and not to use surnames . In Japan,
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1376-533: The mononymous pseudonym of his uncle and teacher, Antonio Canal ( Canaletto ), in those countries—Poland and Germany—where his famous uncle was not active, calling himself likewise "Canaletto". Bellotto remains commonly known as "Canaletto" in those countries to this day. The 19th-century Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820–87), better known by his mononymous pen name Multatuli (from the Latin multa tuli , "I have suffered [or borne ] many things"), became famous for
1419-550: The name. A departure from this custom occurred, for example, among the Romans , who by the Republican period and throughout the Imperial period used multiple names : a male citizen's name comprised three parts (this was mostly typical of the upper class, while others would usually have only two names): praenomen (given name), nomen (clan name) and cognomen (family line within
1462-495: The pattern, with epithets (similar to second names) only used subsequently by historians to distinguish between individuals with the same name, as in the case of Zeno the Stoic and Zeno of Elea ; likewise, patronymics or other biographic details (such as city of origin, or another place name or occupation the individual was associated with) were used to specify whom one was talking about, but these details were not considered part of
1505-669: The person's father's title, for example bache rayis meaning "son of the President". Nicknames are sometimes used to address someone; the most common are those related to beauty, nature or a brave animal. Examples include: Used for close friends or children, these are often shorter forms of given names with an - o suffix, for example: Another suffix is - ak or - gak , strictly used only in addressing someone directly. For example bachagak meaning "little boy", or dokhtarak meaning little girl . Ethnic Pashtuns are more likely to have Pashto names, for example Turyalai Muhammadzai for
1548-410: The release of her first album, misono's music style switch into more punk rock -oriented pop songs. Three singles, produced by Straightener 's Hidekazu Hinata, GO!GO!7188 , and Onsoku Line, respectively, were released between September 2007 and January 2008. These songs were subsequently part of misono's second studio album, Say , which was released on July 16, 2008. In November 2007, misono became
1591-774: The same name. Afghans who have a "proper" name before the "subordinate" (for example, the Zaman in Mohamad Zaman Naderi ) would likely abbreviate the first component when transcribing the full name in English - in this case, for example, M. Zaman Naderi - or adopt it as a middle name , as: Zaman M. Naderi . "Pathan" is used as a surname in Pashtun communities living in the Indian subcontinent , because they are known as Pathans or Pashtuns to their neighbouring communities, so they simplify it as
1634-485: The satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860), in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia ). The 20th-century British author Hector Hugh Munro (1870–1916) became known by his pen name , Saki. In 20th-century Poland, the theater-of-the-absurd playwright , novelist, painter , photographer, and philosopher Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) after 1925 often used
1677-447: The use of a single name. Surnames were introduced in Turkey only after World War I , by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , as part of his Westernization and modernization programs. Some North American Indigenous people continue their nations' traditional naming practices, which may include the use of single names. In Canada , where government policy often included
1720-652: The vocalist of Day After Tomorrow (dat), a J-pop band formed by the Avex Trax label under the production of Mitsuru Igarashi . Only five months after their debut, they received the Newcomer of the Year award at the Japan Record Awards . In August 2015, after the release of their first greatest hits album, dat went on an indefinite hiatus. In 2006, Misono debuted as a solo artist with the release of her first single, "VS", which
1763-666: Was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Between 2009 and 2013, Misono released two cover albums , on which she covered several anisongs and popular songs by artists such as Avril Lavigne , Mayo Okamoto , Sayuri Ishikawa , as well as self-covers of day after tomorrow. She also released two mini compilations of her songs used for the Tales saga , and her third studio album, Me , on June 30, 2010. Misono released her fourth studio album, Uchi , on her 30th birthday, on October 13, 2014. The album became
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1806-513: Was christened only as "Erasmus", after the martyr Erasmus of Formiae . Composers in the ars nova and ars subtilior styles of late medieval music were often known mononymously—potentially because their names were sobriquets —such as Borlet , Egardus , Egidius , Grimace , Solage , and Trebor . Naming practices of indigenous peoples of the Americas are highly variable, with one individual often bearing more than one name over
1849-781: Was used as the theme song for the Nintendo DS videogame Tales of the Tempest , following previous songs by day after tomorrow that were used in this videogame franchise. The single debuted at number 4 on the Oricon charts. During this period, misono used classical Western fairy tales as inspiration for her visuals in music videos and promotional photographs, using themes such as Snow White ("VS"), Cinderella ("Kojin Jugyō"), The Ugly Duckling ("Speedrive"), and Peter Pan for her first studio album, Never+Land , released on February 2, 2007. After
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