You're redefining "anonymous" . Who spit on you in the street? I don't know. He's anonymous. The person who first spoke some ancient proverb had a name, but

You're redefining "anonymous" . Who spit on you in the street? I don't know. He's anonymous. The person who first spoke some ancient proverb had a name, but society doesn't know it now. She's anonymous. Approximately no one is truly technically nameless.