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Can you name the musicians/singers by their stage names' origins?
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Used the King of Rock'n'Roll's first name and his paternal grandmother's surname.
Elvis Costello
70.1%
His first name comes from a (female) sex symbol; the other is from a notorious murderer.
Marilyn Manson
63%
James Smith decided that he was cool enough and had enough ladies loving him that he'd incorporate both traits in his stage name.
LL Cool J
56.1%
Derived from his initials, although I'm sure the candy had something to do with it.
Eminem
53.3%
This artist says that his name came about because 'supposedly Herman Melville was [his] great-
great-
great-
granduncle.'
Moby
51%
A variant of his original name referencing his size (the acronym stands for nothing) with an infamous adjective added to the front.
The Notorious B.I.G
49.2%
Derived from Steve Buscemi's unfortunately-
named character from Reservoir Dogs; for her, it fits a bit better.
Pink
47.1%
Johnny Rotten's hamster bit this musician, who noted its ferocity. The hamster's name is his first, its brutality his last.
Sid Vicious
45%
Originally used the nickname of Julius Erving, but later modified it to reference his first name.
Dr. Dre
43.4%
Derived from his original neighborhood nickname 'Jazzy,' itself based from his freestyling abilities.
Jay-Z
42.8%
While the regal title was added later, this singer's nickname was given to her by a cousin from the Arabic word for 'gentle.'
Queen Latifah
40.4%
Rob Fusari compared her vocal style to the lead singer of Queen; he nicknamed her for the band's ode to the radio, even though it was written by the drummer.
Lady Gaga
40%
His real name was already used by the lead singer of the Monkees, so he changed his surname to that of an Alamo hero and the weapon named for him.
David Bowie
38.2%
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Named for a hearing aid shop that itself was Latin for 'good voice.' The latter word, 'Vox,' was eventually dropped.
Bono
35.3%
First named for his Big Bad Wolf-
like breathing when angry, combined with a synonym for playa. Several shortenings later...
Diddy
35.1%
Was the Master of Ceremonies at several club venues during his stint as a batboy; the rest of his name comes from a comparison to Hank Aaron.
M.C. Hammer
33.1%
Gordon Solomon thought that a sweater this musician always wore made him look like a yellowjacket.
Sting
32.9%
Named for one of his early hits about an overweight male; his tile game surname is actually his real last name.
Fats Domino
24.3%
Took his biological father's flowery surname and the name of one of his early bands as his first. May have been chosen as an anagram for an action not friendly for a family site.
Axl Rose
24.1%
Named for his 'split personality' which is apparently 'ridiculous.' Possibly wanted his real first name to be included in his stage name.
Ludacris
19.2%
His first name comes from his unusual number of finger ornaments; his surname was chosen to be 'cowboyish' and because it resembled his real last name.
Ringo Starr
18.5%
His chosen name is 'a metaphor for change.' Think physical.
50 Cent
17.7%
Named for the villain in the 1979 film 'Mystery of Chessboxing.' The villain didn't appear to be a phantom anywhere, even in the head, but the name still stuck.
Ghostface Killah
15.7%
Changed his first name to be more pronounceable in his schooldays; his surname came with the naming of his band, for its close connection with Virgo, his sign.
Freddie Mercury
8.8%
This musician's friends called him this because of his jumpy demeanor; and here I was thinking he was sucking blood.
Flea
8.5%
Named himself directly after a German composer best known for the opera version of Hansel and Gretel.
Engelbert Humperdinck
6.9%
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