Currer Bell is the pen name of the famed British novelist, Charlotte Bronte, who wrote classics such as Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette. The use of pen names by writers is not uncommon, and Currer Bell was chosen by Charlotte and her sisters Emily and Anne as a way to conceal their gender and give them a fair chance of publication at a time when female writers were not always taken seriously. Synonyms for the name Currer Bell could include pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume, alias, or alternative identity. These terms all refer to the use of a fictional or alternate name by a writer, artist, or other creative individual.