real name
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrealandname
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real
adjective
uk/rɪəl/us/ˈriː.əl/
existing in fact and ...
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name
noun
uk/neɪm/us/neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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(Definition ofrealandnamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofreal name
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This is not the author'srealname.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In board 5, only one person used arealnameand all the others used aliases.
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In boards 1, 2 and 3, most people used only arealname.
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Not hisrealname, but one he chose for reasons of his own.
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When one of the inspectors recognized him and called him by hisrealname, the man went away.
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In board 4, an almost equal number of people used only arealname, only an alias, or both.
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What is hisrealname?
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The referral source instructed the subject to contact the author, with or without giving theirrealname, to schedule an interview.
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There is no way to be certain whether a name used by a person is actually his or herrealname.
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What is hisrealnameand nationality?
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Hansard archive
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That is not hisrealname.
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Or perhaps that is hisrealname.
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Therealnamefor that is misappropriation of public funds.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
But therealnamefor proportional representation is fair voting.
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I should add that that was not herrealname.
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The animal should be called by itsrealname.
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Of course, that is not the gentleman'srealname.
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I cannot remember what hisrealnameis, because he has so many.
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Therealnameof the landlord should be on the rent book.
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And above all, please, please call things by theirrealname.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Other ways to promote one's reputation are to use one'srealnamerather than a pseudonym, and to disclose other information such as a physical store's address or phone number.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hisrealnameis unknown.
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Wikipedia
Hisrealnameis unclear.
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Wikipedia
Hisrealnameremains unknown.
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Wikipedia
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