Celebs' Real Names Revealed: Meghan Markle, Katy Perry and More

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Though the vocalist initially released a Christian medium nether her commencement sanction successful 2001, she felt the signifier sanction Katy Perry—inspired by her mom's maiden name—might conscionable popular fans much successful awe, awe, awe. 

Belcalis Almanzar

Cardi B took connected the name Bacardi aft household and friends started calling her sister Hennessy. Later connected she shortened the sanction to thing that suited her quite a spot more.

Rachel Meghan Markle

Before she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle was concisely known arsenic Rachel. 

Eilleen Regina Edwards

Shania Twain shared the root communicative of her signifier sanction during an quality connected Apple Music's Home Now Radio: "In short, I was born, Eilleen Regina Edwards, and past I was adopted and I became Eilleen Regina Twain. Then I became a nonrecreational vocalist and I needed a signifier sanction that sounded a small little similar my grandmother's name, due to the fact that I'm named aft my grandmother, some my grandmothers, Eilleen and Regina. I think, successful my mind, I was conscionable not truly wanting to beryllium called my grandmother's sanction onstage, truthful I decided to alteration it to Shania Twain. I met idiosyncratic with the sanction Shania, thought it was beautiful, and Shania Twain was born."

Jelena Noura Hadid

Oddly enough, Gigi Hadid got her signifier sanction successful schoolhouse erstwhile the teacher would confuse her and a miss named Helena. Since her ma called her "gigi" arsenic a word of endearment astatine home, she told the teacher to conscionable telephone her Gigi and it simply stuck. 

Mark Vincent

If you're looking for an explosive action-star name, however astir Vin Diesel instead?

Destiny Hope Cyrus

Miley Cyrus' agleam grin is what inspired her puerility nickname, Smiley. Eventually the sanction was shortened to Miley and it stuck. 

Peter Gene Hernandez

Apparently the vocalist looked much similar a Bruno than a Peter, truthful 1 time his dada started calling him Bruno. Ever since, helium has been known arsenic Bruno Mars.

Stefani Germanotta

Before the nutrient dresses and chart-topping music, Lady Gaga was conscionable an mundane miss from New York.

Daniel Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis confirmed connected Today that he was named Daniel aft his father, but pursuing immoderate confusion, his ma started utilizing his mediate sanction Jason to debar confusion. 

Emily Stone

Emma Stone ended adopting this signifier sanction aft uncovering retired that the Screen Actors Guild already had a subordinate registered nether her birthname. 

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon

Turns retired Reese isn't even Reese Witherspoon's mediate name. The histrion chose the moniker successful grant of her mother, whose maiden sanction is Reese.

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Every creator has an change ego, and Lana Del Rey conscionable happens to beryllium the persona of prime for the singer. 

Christopher Edwin Breaux

In 2014, Frank Ocean legally changed his sanction because, wherefore not? 

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey

A small known information about 30 Rock's Tina Fey is that she is really named Elizabeth. The comedian made a not truthful subtle tribute to her commencement sanction by naming her quality Liz Lemon.

Calvin Broadus

This pioneer of West Coast rap would aboriginal spell connected to beryllium known arsenic Snoop Dogg.

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor

Turns retired the "Royals" vocalist is truly into learning astir the aristocracy, hence the crushed wherefore she chose the name Lorde, but with a feminine 'e.'

Enrique Morales

Before helium started shaking his bonbon for the masses, euphony superstar Ricky Martin went by this mundane name.

Amethyst Kelly

It's hard to judge that Iggy Azalea was calved Amethyst Kelly!

Adam Richard Wiles

Fans were confused when Taylor Swift thanked then-boyfriend Adam successful an acceptance speech, which pb radical to the find that Calvin Harris is simply a signifier name. The DJ told Shortlist magazine helium chose the sanction due to the fact that his archetypal azygous was much soulful and wanted thing a spot much "racially ambiguous."

Jennifer Anastassakis

Before she became a household name, this was what erstwhile Friend Jennifer Aniston answered to.

Alicia Augello Cook

Alicia Keys didn't ever person specified a philharmonic name.

Thomas Mapother IV

Before helium became arguably the biggest movie prima successful the world, Tom Cruise went by this name.

Natalie Hershlag

Back erstwhile she was calved successful 1980, this was however the aboriginal bigtime histrion Natalie Portman greeted the world.

Amanda Lee Rogers

Before she became a big-time TV prima and joined Ellen DeGeneres, this was the sanction Portia de Rossi answered to.

Reginald Dwight

Guess euphony superstar Elton John didn't deliberation his archetypal sanction would beryllium a deed with audiences.

Nicole Camilla Escovedo

Check The Simple Life alum Nicole Richie's commencement certificate and this is the sanction you'll see.

Paul Hewson

All it took was a nickname from immoderate precocious schoolhouse friends, and U2 frontman Bono's celebrated moniker was born.

Tara Patrick

We agree. Carmen Electra is overmuch much effectual erstwhile it comes to selling a sexy Baywatch persona.

Eric Bishop

"I went connected arsenic Eric Bishop, killed, lasting ovation," Jamie Foxx has said of his aboriginal drama days, revealing that for weeks aft his chap comedians blocked him from getting backmost onstage. So helium took his enactment to a caller determination and wrote down 3 unisex-sounding names successful the hopes of getting picked. "I spell up and get a lasting ovation, truthful the sanction sticks."