nom de plume

[ nom duh ploom; French nawn duh plym ]

noun

, plural noms de plume [nomz d, uh, , ploom, naw, n, d, uh, , plym].

1. pen name.

nom de plume

/ ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm /

noun

1. another term for pen name

nom de plume

1. French for “pen name”; an invented name under which an author writes. Mark Twain was the nom de plume of Samuel L. Clemens .

Word History and Origins

Origin of nom de plume¹

First recorded in 1815–25; coined in English, from French words: literally, “pen name”