Stage name

A stage name is a name an entertainer (such as a movie star or a musician) uses instead of their real name. Famous examples include actress Marilyn Monroe, singer Lady Gaga and rapper Nicki Minaj.

takes in the place of their real or birth name, they might like this name better than their real one or it's easier for people to remember. Professional wrestlers use stage names also, in their case it is called a "ring name".

Actors and actresses choose stage names for a variety of reasons. Their real names may be the same as or similar to those of other people, or they may be difficult to say or spell.

Examples

Stage nameReal nameNotes2pacTupac ShakurNone50 CentCurtis Jackson BrownNoneAlan AldaAlfonso Joseph D'AbruzzoNone		David BowieDavid Robert JonesNone		Elvis CostelloDeclan Patrick McManusNoneDalidaYolande Christina GigliottiNoneDoris DayDoris Mark Ann von KappelhoffNoneBob DylanRobert Allen ZimmermanSurname legally changed to Dylan.Paco de LucíaFrancisco Sanchez GomezNoneEminemMarshall Mathers IIINoneJamie FarrJameel Joseph FarahNoneLady GagaStefani Joanne Angelina GermanottaNoneWC FieldsWilliam Claude DukenfieldNoneElton JohnReginald Kenneth DwightFull name legally changed to Elton Hercules JohnTom JonesThomas John WoodwardNoneMarilyn MansonBrian WarnerNonePrincePrince Rogers NelsonNoneRick SpringfieldRichard SpringthorpeNoneRingo StarrRichard StarkeyNoneTiny TimHerbert KhauryNonePeter TorkPeter Halsten ThorkelsonNonePeter ToshWinston McIntoshNoneStevie Wonder Steveland Hardaway JudkinsLast name can also be Morris.

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 Pen name

Category:Names
Category:Culture
Category:Society
Category:Entertainment