The import behind Chappell Roan ’s name is actually so sweet !
Stage names have been in practice since theOld Hollywoodera. Oftentimes, a name change helps a talented performer stand out amongst a sea of other really talented people.
Here are 17 Gen Z celebs who use stages names and the meanings behind them:
1.Chappell Roan’s real name is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz.
The intake for her point namecamefrom her belated grandpa , Dennis K. Chappell , whose preferent vocal was the classic cowboy call " The Strawberry Roan . "
2.Ice Spice is actually Isis Naija Gaston.
In 2023 , she toldElle , " I chose Ice Spice because it literally rhymes , and I was 14 come up with , like , a finsta name . And I was like , ' What rhymes with Ice ? Spice . ' Plus I love spicy food , so . I put hot sauce on everything . "
3.Social media personality Tara Yummyprefersto keep her real last name private, and she’s kept it offline since joining social media in middle school.
In 2022 , she toldCeleb mystery , " When I was in , like , 6th grade , I was coming up with an Instagram name in , like , 2011 , and I love tacos . So I was like , ' Oh my God , Tara Tacos , so rum ! ' I ’m so glad I did n’t go with that . And then I was like , ' Oh , tacos are yummy ! ' And then I said , ' Tara Yummy , ' and then it just honestly beat . It became my nickname in middle school , high school . "
4.Billie Eilish’s full name isBillie EilishPirate Baird O’Connell.
In 2017 , she toldBBC , " [ Eilish ] is my mediate name . So I ’m Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell . [ Pirate is ] fairly unearthly , good ? Pirate was pass to be my mediate name , but then my uncle had a problem with it because pirates are bad . Then Baird is my female parent ’s name . "
5.Lil Nas Xwas born Montero Lamar Hill.
In 2021 , he toldThe Tonight Showthat Nas had been his " internet alias . "
He allege , " When I started doing euphony , I was like , ' I want to have playfulness with this . And every novel rapper ’s name is Lil , Lil , Lil . ' What if I was Lil Nas ? That ’d be funny . ' So I was like , ' Alright , bet . I ’ll be Lil Nas . ' And I added the X afterward on . "
6.Peach PRC’s real name is Sharlee Jade Curnow.
Her stage name isinspiredby the Nintendo character Princess Peach .
When she set out working as a sprigger , sheusedthe name Peach Porcelain . She kept the name when she began her euphony career and interpolate it to Peach PRC when she joined TikTok .
7.Huddy (who’s formerly known asLil Huddy) is actually ColeChase Hudson.
In 2020 , he toldThe Dixie D’Amelio Show , " My pop in reality grew up being call ' Huddy , ' and once I was born , my dad ’s always wanted a son so he could call him ' Little Huddy . So I ’ve been called ' Little Huddy ' since I was untried … My great grandpa get calling my dad ' Huddy . ' "
Then , in 2022 , he toldRolling Stone , " There was a thinking that I was getting older and that I was sort of transcending into the euphony world a little bit and to palpate like I ’d be take more seriously . It was time to miss " Lil " from my name just so I could show a unlike side from what citizenry have seen of me so far . I want them to recognise me now as Huddy , the Artist . I ’m trying to make that modulation really easy for everybody . "
8.Peso Pluma’s real name is Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija.
In Spanish , Peso Plumatranslatesto " featherweight . "
In 2023 , he toldBillboard , " [ I select that name ] because we were all skinny when we began , and we were play on a private party , and we we met [ professional boxer ] Marco Antonio Barrera , which he was champ in that in that mode . At his metre , and we be intimate from that moment , it was it was destiny . We have to we just have to go by that name . "
9.Addison Rae’sfull nameisAddison RaeEasterling.
She chose to use only her first and middle name professionally .
10.Tyla’s full name is Tyla Laura Seethal.
Shedecidedthat , as a vocalizer , she wanted to use a mononym .
11.The artist behind girl in red is Marie Ulven Ringheim.
As a teenager , sheuploadedher original song to platforms like SoundCloud under different aliases , such as lyfsuxx and Lydia X.
By the time " i wanna be your girl " began earn traction , she ’d settled on young woman in red , which was a phrase she ’d once used to describe a friend she was judge to settle in a crowd .
12.Beabadoobee’s real name is Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus.
In 2021 , she toldThe Current , " I never really bear this to be a thing . So when my Quaker Oscar , who at the time was free my medicine on all the well out platforms , he tell , ' You need an artist name to go by . ' At the time , I had a freestanding Instagram account just for me and my better half — it ’s called a finsta , and it was prognosticate Beabadoobee because none of the name were being admit on the app . And I was like , ' No one ’s gon na listen to my music , Oscar , just practice that name . apply my other Instagram name , ' and now we ’re here . "
13.Cavetown’s real name is Robin Daniel Skinner (but he goes by Robbie).
In 2022 , they toldPride Source , " I like I had an interesting answer , but I came up with it when I was like 12 or 13 , just because it sound nerveless ! I ’m very thankful that it still fathom cool to me and did n’t end up being something cringey . "
14.Rapper Saint Levant’s real name is Marwan Abdelhamid.
Saint Levant means " holy rising " in French .
However , in 2022 , he toldRolling Stonethat he ’s look at switching to the stage name Cheb Levant — inspired by singer Cheb Khaled — one 24-hour interval .
15.No Rome was born Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez.
In 2021 , he toldNylon , " I had a unlike name before and I want a name modification . I , and some others , gathered some idea of other epithet to work and No Rome was there . And I think that one just kind of gravitate towards me . I really liked that . I just desire something that had my name it and mass could think of it easy . "
He also said it was a subtle reference point to the naysayers who were say him that he should n’t make euphony .
16.Rapper Young Miko is actually María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano Cardona.
Her stage name isinspiredby her love of Zanzibar copal — specificallyAvatar : The Last Airbender . While count up how the series got its name , she found an on-line Japanese dictionary that teach her " mi " means " beauty , " ko " is a popular name ending for girls , and " Miko " intend " daughter of God . "
Because of her spiritual upbringing , she resolve it would be the pure stagecoach name .
17.And finally, Sexyy Red is actually Janae Nierah Wherry.
In 2023 , she toldComplex , " My name was already Red , because I used to fatigue red hair and reddish stuff all the clip . That was my name from halfway school , because I had reddened hair ever since then . When I was trying to upload my call that I had just recorded when I started rapping , I did n’t know what name I should utilize , and my cameraman was like , ' What about Sexyy Red , because you ’re sexy and your name ’s Red ? ' I ’m wish , ' Okay . I like that . ' We was pose dissimilar stuff and nonsense in front of Red at first , but then when he said Sexyy , I ’m like , ' I care that . ' It fits . "
