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  2. List of placeholder names by language - Wikipedia

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    Perengano (from the combination of the very common last name of Perez and Mengano). When several placeholders are needed together, they are used in the above order, e.g. "Fulano, Mengano y Zutano". All placeholder words are also used frequently in diminutive form, Fulanito/a, Menganito/a, Perenganito/a or Zutanito/a.

  3. List of pseudonyms - Wikipedia

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    Anne-Victorine Savigny / Matylda Průšová. French (Savigny) / Czech (Průšová) fortunetellers. Mahatma Gandhi. Mohandas Gandhi. Indian independence activist. Malaclypse the Younger. Gregory Hill. American writer and co-founder of Discordianism. Man Ray.

  4. Placeholder name - Wikipedia

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    GOMER (G et O ut of M y E mergency R oom) is a name in medical slang for any patient who continually uses emergency room services for non-emergency conditions; its use is informal and pejorative. Element names from the periodic table are used in some hospitals as a placeholder for patient names, ex. Francium Male.

  5. Pseudonym - Wikipedia

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    William Sydney Porter, who went by the pen name O. Henry or Olivier Henry, in 1909. A pseudonym (/ ˈ sj uː d ə n ɪ m /; from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ ˈ eɪ l i. ə s /) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name ().

  6. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    Demon pox, also known as astriola, is a rare but debilitating disease that affects Shadowhunters and is caused by sexual contact with demons. Mundanes are immune to the disease, as demon pox is assumed to be caused by the interaction of demon poison with the angelic nature of Shadowhunters. Descolada.

  7. List of pen names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...

  8. List of fictitious people - Wikipedia

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    JT LeRoy, fictional American author and literary celebrity. Lily Savage, a character played by British comedian Paul O'Grady. Mary Anne Jackson, a fictitious jazz pianist created by comedian and musician Steve Allen. P. D. Q. Bach, a fictional composer invented by musical satirist "Professor" Peter Schickele.

  9. Facebook real-name policy controversy - Wikipedia

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    Facebook 's notification to "update your name". The Facebook real-name policy controversy is a controversy over social networking site Facebook 's real-name system, which requires that a person use their legal name when they register an account and configure their user profile. [1] The controversy stems from claims by some users that they are ...