Phrase guide

code name

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, espionage, government, military, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cover name

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 代號 /代号 (dàihào) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Danish: kodenavn — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Dutch: codenaam — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Esperanto: kodnomo — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Finnish: salanimi — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Finnish: peitenimi — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Finnish: koodinimi — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • French: nom de code — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • German: Codename — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • German: Deckname — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Italian: nome in codice — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Japanese: コードネーム (kōdonēmu) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Japanese: 暗号名 (angōmei) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Japanese: 秘匿名 (hitokumei) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Korean: 코드네임 (kodeuneim) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Korean: 암호명 (amhomyeong) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kodenavn — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kodenamn — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Polish: kryptonim — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Portuguese: codinome — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Portuguese: nome de código — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Russian: ко́довое назва́ние (kódovoje nazvánije) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Russian: ко́довое наименова́ние (kódovoje naimenovánije) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Russian: ко́довое и́мя (kódovoje ímja) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Russian: коднэ́йм (kodnɛ́jm) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Russian: усло́вное назва́ние (uslóvnoje nazvánije) — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Spanish: nombre en clave — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Swahili: jina la msimbo — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Swedish: kodnamn — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Vietnamese: mật danh — name used to clandestinely identify something
  • Vietnamese: tên mã — name used to clandestinely identify something