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cryptonym

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkɹɪp.təˌnɪm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A secret name, a code name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The spy was known only by his cryptonym, 'Shadow'.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden, secret”) + -onym (“name”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кодово наименование (kodovo naimenovanie) — secret name, code name
  • Czech: kryptonym — secret name, code name
  • Estonian: krüptonüüm — secret name, code name
  • Estonian: salanimi — secret name, code name
  • French: cryptonyme — secret name, code name
  • German: Kryptonym — secret name, code name
  • Hungarian: fedőnév — secret name, code name
  • Italian: criptonimo — secret name, code name
  • Macedonian: криптоним (kriptonim) — secret name, code name
  • Polish: kryptonim — secret name, code name
  • Portuguese: criptônimo — secret name, code name
  • Portuguese: criptónimo — secret name, code name
  • Slovak: kryptonym — secret name, code name
  • Welsh: enw cudd — secret name, code name