stage name
Entertainer's professional pseudonym
A stage name is a pseudonym used by a performer instead of their legal name.
Actors, musicians, and entertainers adopt stage names for various reasons—easier pronunciation, distinctiveness, or to separate public persona from private identity.
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.
He performs under a stage name.
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- monikerInformal designation for someone
- alter egoA secondary persona
- aliasAdopted false name
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
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- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, last names
- nicknamesnickname, alias, handle, moniker, username
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- identifiersidentifier, title, rank, license, permit
- name typespatronymic, matronymic, nicknames, pseudonyms, pen names
- pen namespen names, nom de plume, pseudonym, alias, anonym
authenticity of identity
stage namereal name
Actual given identity
legal name · birth name · given name · true name · government name
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