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Sometimes people use a "pseudonym" (a false name; a name that is not one's real name) to "hide" (not allow others to see or know) one's "true identity" (who one really is). Artists, musicians, actors, and writers often do this so that they can "maintain their privacy" (keep things private and personal) even though their work is well known by the "public" (most people).

"Outis," a Greek word meaning "nobody," and "Nemo," a Latin word with the same meaning, are popular pseudonyms, and they also appear in "literature" (written stories and books, especially those that are well known and widely respected). For example, in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, written by Jules Verne, the main character is Captain Nemo. He is a "mysterious" (not fully known or understood by others; with many unanswered questions) hero, so the name "suits him" (is appropriate for him).

The American poet Edgar Allan Poe once criticized poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in a "periodical" (newspaper or magazine), and someone wrote letters "in his defense" (supporting someone who is being attacked) by writing letters to the publication, but signing them only as "Outis," so no one knew who actually wrote them.

On "social media" (websites and applications where people share information and interact), many people use the names "Outis Nemo" and "Nemo Outis." "Presumably" (one supposes) these are people who are using a pseudonym because they want to use the site "anonymously" (without sharing one's identity) and do not want to be found online by people who do not know them well.