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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 ...
Septium are gemstones that align with one of seven elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, Space, Mirage, and Time. Septium is central to the function of Orbal energy, which can power appliances, vehicles, or channel elemental power in the form of "Arts", magical techniques used in combat. Silver rock stone. Pokémon.
In the Finnish Defence Forces, placeholder names for soldiers include Nönnönnöö (no meaning, derived from N.N. ), Senjanen (rendered from genitive Senjasen expanding into sen-ja-sen (this-and-that), Omanimi ("Private His-name") and Te ("Private You"). Any weapon, device or piece of equipment is called vekotin.
They also recently added a UK-wide range to the list (0306 999 0xxx). See also. 555 (telephone number) "Beechwood 4-5789" – a song by the Marvelettes; Caller ID spoofing; Candy Matson – a radio program (1949–1950) that gave Matson's number as YUkon 2-8409; example.com; Fictitious domain name
A. Adjikistan: Featured Eurasian country in SOCOM: US Navy Seals. Alanbrooke: A fictionalized Ireland in Barbie in Rock 'N Royals. Al-Alemand: Islamic state consisting of the former Germany and the Low Countries. From the alternate history book The Years of Rice and Salt, by Kim Stanley Robinson.
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.
d'Artagnan ( Charles de Batz-Castelmore) – The Three Musketeers. Dylan Sharp (Deryn Sharp – Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld) Jeff (Othello Jeffries from the comic strip Mutt and Jeff) Locke ( Peter Wiggin) – Ender's Game series – OSC. M ( Sir Miles Messervy) – James Bond novels. Q ( Major Boothroyd) – James Bond novels.
Dr. Nick Laslowicz ( The Centrifuge Brain Project) Dr. Mannering ( Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man) Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane ( The Body Snatcher) Dr. Cal Meacham ( This Island Earth) – earth scientist (a radio engineer in the novel) kidnapped to solve the problem of defending the planet Metaluna.