self-titled

adjective

Eponymously named; having the same name as the author or artist.

“"Song 2" is a single from Blur's 1997 self-titled album.”

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Meanings

adjectiveself-titled (not comparable)

alternative S/T

  1. not comparableEponymously named; having the same name as the author or artist.

    "Song 2" is a single from Blur's 1997 self-titled album.

    Synonyms: eponymous

noun

alternative S/T

  1. A self-titled album or song.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveEponymously named; having the same name as the author or artist.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Englishtitled
  9. Englishself-titled

From self- + titled.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

German mit dem eigenen Namen betitelt
  • mit dem eigenen Namen betitelthaving the same name as the author or artist
Spanish homónimo
  • homónimohaving the same name as the author or artist
Swedish självbetitlad
  • självbetitladhaving the same name as the author or artist
Cite this entry
APA

self-titled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-titled

MLA

“self-titled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-titled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-titled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-titled.

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