mononym UK /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)nɪm/US /ˈmɑnəˌnɪm/ noun2 •A single name or term by which a person, thing, etc., is known.The atlas and axis have special names, but most of the vertebra, like the ribs, are merely numbered ; among the arteries, the aorta only has a mononym — 1891 •A single term for a thing or concept, allowing for no synonyms.After usage has created consensus on a mononym, it becomes possible to treat the accepted (preferred) forms in a terminographic glossary... — 1997 formsmononyms