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 (e.g., 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.")[1]
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.[2]
Comparable is U.N.Owen as for example used in the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None.
The name is also used for demonstration on sample documents and identity cards.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Frederick Compton Avis (1961). The Sportsman's Glossary. London: Souvenir Press. pp. 109.
- ^ Sir Jackie Stewart OBE British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) archive biography, accessed 7 Sep, 2007
[edit] External links
- Johnson carves some turkey - Cricinfo article using "AN Other", 16 September 2006.
