Celebs Who Changed Their Name For Fame

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Dakota Fanning is actually Hanna Fanning.
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Lea Michele Sarfati was teased about her last name, so she ditched it.
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Demi Lovato shortened her name for fame. It was orginally Demetria Lovato.
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Gigi Hadid's real name is Jelena Hadid, except it’s pronounced “Yel-ena”.
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Bruno Mars is actually Peter Gene Hernandez!
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Lady Gaga wasn't actually born that way. Her birth name is actually Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
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Our Kiwi girl Lorde was given the name Ella Marija Lani Yelich O'Connor at birth.
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Miley was actually Destiny Hope Cyrus. The name Miley came from the nickname 'smiley' that her family gave her.
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Zayn Malik's name was actually spelt "Zain", why he changed the spelling we're not too sure.
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Rihanna took her stage name from her real middle name, her birth name is actually Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
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