Art name
An art name, also variously translated as a style name, pseudonym, or pen name and also known directly by its native names hào (in Mandarin Chinese), gō (in Japanese), ho (in Korean), and tên hiệu (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets, and writers in the Sinosphere. The word and the concept originated in China, where it was used as nicknames for the educated, then became popular in other East Asian countries, especially Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and the former Kingdom of Ryukyu.