A. N. Other

A. N. Other

A. N. Other is either a placeholder name or a pseudonym used by a person wishing to remain anonymous, the former being more commonly encountered. It is most used in the United Kingdom, and as such is often written in the common British English style as AN Other without punctuation or spacing between the initials. Occasionally it may be abbreviated to ANO, or — in cases where an explicitly female name is acceptable — rendered as Ann(e) Other.

As a placeholder name, A. N. Other is commonly employed in lists of cricket players, where players' names are traditionally listed as initials and surname (eg I. T. Botham), for players whose names have not yet been announced, or that are unknown. (e.g. "Additional players: A. W. Smith, J. C. Taylor and A. N. Other.") [cite book|title=The Sportsman's Glossary|author=Frederick Compton Avis|date=1961|publisher=Souvenir Press|location=London|pages=109]

The Formula One racing driver Jackie Stewart raced as "A.N. Other" early in his career, supposedly because his mother would worry if she knew he was racing cars. [ [http://www.brdc.co.uk/brdcarchive.cfm/flag/2/member_id/127 Sir Jackie Stewart OBE] British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) archive biography, accessed 7 Sep, 2007]

Comparable is "U.N.Owen" as for example used in the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None.

References

ee also

*List of pseudonyms
*John Doe

External links

* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/dlfcup/content/current/story/259755.html Johnson carves some turkey] - Cricinfo article using "AN Other", 16 September 2006.


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