autonym UK /ˈɔːtənɪm/US /ˈɔdn̩ɪm/ noun4 •A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans. •The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author. •An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated. •A work published under the author's true name. formsautonyms