Elizabeth Grant to Lana Del Ray
We know, you thought that there was something precious about that singer known for her sudden ''Saturday Night Live'' appearance -- and bomb. But it definitely added some spice.
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Carlos Estevez to Charlie Sheen
Before Tiger Blood, before #Winning, even before "Platoon,'' there was a brother to Emilio Estevez who took the stage surname of his dad, Martin Sheen.
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Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Cyrus
No, not Hanna. She was named Destiny Hope in the aspiration she'd do great things. She got the nickname "Smiley,'' which was later shortened to Miley.
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Patricia Mae Andrzejewski to Pat Benatar
While we're talking 80s music, thought we'd hit you with this shot: Pat Benatar changed her name the old-fashioned way -- marrying a high school sweetheart with that surname. Also we found out the Spandexed singer of "Love Is a Battlefield'' is a mezzo sorprano.
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Prince to the Artist Formerly Known As (and back)
Prince â€" born Prince Rogers Nelson â€" changed his stage name in 1994 to an unpronounceable symbol dubbed “The Love Symbol,†and was referred to as “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.†He left the squiggle behind in 2000, returning to using “Prince†again.
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Caryn Johnson to Whoopi Goldberg
Her mom called her a whoopee cushion, so that's where the first name came from. The Goldberg part? Well, in her Turner Classic Movies bio, she said her mom felt the original surname was not "Jewish enough'' to make her a star. She first thought of acting when she saw the character Uhura on the TV series "Star Trek."
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Ron Artest to Metta World Peace (and back)
The talented and occasionally rambunctious NBA athlete (he was once suspended for 87 games for a fight with a fan) changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011. Â Aspirational? A nod to NBA predecessor Lloyd (later World B.) Free? Timely for his gig last autumn on "Dancing With The Stars"? Whatever the reason, Metta, which means loving kindness and friendliness toward others, didn't stick. He's back to Ron Artest.
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Chad Javon Johnson to Chad Ochocinco (and back)Â
Personally we liked Ochocinco, the number in Spanish (85) of the NFL player's uniform. We also loved his back and forth with House Speaker John Boehner in a January Twitter. But, alas, he is back to being Chad Johnson.
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Sean Combs to Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy
Whoops, we almost forgot about Swag. Combs may take the prize for name-changers (he occasionally uses Combs as well). He said he got the nickname "Puff'' because he would huff and puff when angry, and Daddy was a synonym for player.
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