For some people, their name is a single word, known as a mononym.

In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.

In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.

He had been using the mononym "Pythagoras" since his high school years.

She is sometimes credited in film or television as simply with a mononym Sicily.

After success, he released a number of singles and music videos under the mononym Omar.

Some French actors and singers, have used their given name or surname as a stage mononym.

Others have come to be known by a mononym that has been applied to them by some segment of the public.

But the practice is not universal, with some cultures not using family names (See mononym).

Some have selected their mononym themselves, when they have been able to do so, because of its distinctiveness.

She is better known by her mononym Maarit.

A mononymous person is an individual who is known and addressed by a mononym, or "single name".

Many Pashtuns that come from developing regions are known by their mononym due to a lack of a legal identification system.

In 1993, Hellwig legally changed his name to the mononym Warrior.

She reverted her surname, but eventually took her first name as a mononym.

She is known professionally by the mononym, Candice.

Nozuka released his debut album Believe in 2007 under the mononym George.

He was often credited as the mononym Navarre.

The name as a mononym may refer to:

She initially used the mononym Alana, which was derived from her former husband's name, Alan.

But more recently in 2013 with his launching as an international artist, he has started using the mononym Ásgeir as a recording name.

She was credited by her mononym Gisele.

He performs under the mononym of Stickman.

Aside from wanting to lose the reference to her sext-mad ex, it's understandable why she would want a "mononym".

Heike currently goes by the mononym Michiyo.