# phonetic name

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
2. A name written in phonographic rather than logographic characters, as in Egyptian.
3. In electronic applications such as address books, an entry that allows a name to be looked up through pronunciation rather than spelling

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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