The word mononym comes from English mono- ("one", "single") and -onym ("name", "word"), ultimately from Greek mónos (μόνος, … Näytä lisää

Europe
During the early Middle Ages, mononymity slowly declined, with northern and eastern Europe keeping the tradition longer than the south. The Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; … Näytä lisää

Since the medieval period, mononyms in the West have almost exclusively been used to identify people who already had surnames. These nicknames were either adopted by the persons themselves or conferred by contemporaries.
France Näytä lisää

Monarchs and other royalty, for example Napoleon, have traditionally availed themselves of the privilege of using a mononym, modified … Näytä lisää

• List of legally mononymous people
• List of one-word stage names
• List of pseudonyms
• Nymwars Näytä lisää

The structure of persons' names has varied across time and geography. In some societies, individuals have been mononymous, receiving only a single name. Näytä lisää

Surnames were introduced in Turkey only after World War I, by the country's first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, as part of his Westernization and modernization programs. … Näytä lisää