mononymic

English

Etymology

From mononym +‎ -ic.

Adjective

mononymic (comparative more mononymic, superlative most mononymic)

  1. Pertaining to a mononym.
  2. (not comparable) Having or known by a single name.
    Synonyms: mononymous, uninymic
    • 2002 November 17, Jan Freeman, “Call him Saddam”, in Boston Globe‎[1], archived from the original on 14 January 2012:
      A few newspapers use courtesy titles - Mr. Black, Mr. Hussein - except when they're stymied by a mononymic celeb like Cher or Eminem.

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