stage name
noun
plural stage names
: an assumed name by which a performer (such as an actor or musician) is known professionally
Plenty of aspiring actors and singers choose a stage name before heading to Hollywood. When they finally make it big, that's the name they'll see in lights instead of the one they were born with.—
Kristen Harris
Kristen HarrisBefore they were rock stars with one-word stage names, Flea and Slash knew each other as teenagers growing up in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.—Mikael Wood
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The reggaeton star, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, picked his stage name from a childhood photo.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
Le Bon, a stage name for the forty-two-year-old Welsh musician Cate Timothy, has released a half-dozen solo albums in the past sixteen years, in addition to two with her onetime partner Tim Presley, under the moniker DRINKS.
—Rumaan Alam, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, the official Miss Universe Vietnam account on Instagram issued the announcement, confirming that Nguyen — also known by her stage name Huong Giang Idol — will represent Vietnam at the 2025 pageant, slated to be held in Thailand beginning November 21.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
The doting parents of three named their daughter, Rocki Irish, with many fans assuming that her first name was an obvious nod to her father’s stage name, while her middle name is a tribute to her late grandfather.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2025
Le Bon, a stage name for the forty-two-year-old Welsh musician Cate Timothy, has released a half-dozen solo albums in the past sixteen years, in addition to two with her onetime partner Tim Presley, under the moniker DRINKS.
—Rumaan Alam, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, the official Miss Universe Vietnam account on Instagram issued the announcement, confirming that Nguyen — also known by her stage name Huong Giang Idol — will represent Vietnam at the 2025 pageant, slated to be held in Thailand beginning November 21.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
The doting parents of three named their daughter, Rocki Irish, with many fans assuming that her first name was an obvious nod to her father’s stage name, while her middle name is a tribute to her late grandfather.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Stage name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20name. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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